Bacon Home
Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas
Marker Inscription
This two-story brick home was built in 1916 for Warren A. Bacon (1871-1938), a prominent Lubbock business and civic leader, and his wife Myrta (Hunt) (1878-1967), daughter of a pioneer area family. The Bacon residence was constructed from plans of W. M. Rice, a noted Amarillo architect, and was located in the Overton Addition, the first residential addition to the original townsite of Lubbock. It remained in the Bacon family for over 65 years. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1982.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Built in 1916 for business and civic leader Warren A. Bacon and his wife Myrta, this two-story brick house rose in the Overton Addition, the first residential expansion beyond Lubbock's original townsite. Designed from plans by Amarillo architect W. M. Rice, it reflected the ambitions of a South Plains town coming into its own. The Bacon family kept it for more than sixty-five years.
Why it matters
The home marks the early growth of Lubbock from raw townsite to established city, part of the settlement of the Texas South Plains in the early twentieth century.
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Related people
- · Warren A. Bacon
- · Myrta Hunt Bacon
- · W. M. Rice
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