Boettcher House
Huntsville, Walker County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Edward ("Mr. Ed") Boettcher moved to Huntsville in 1928 to begin new logging operations in the nearby pine forests. His Boettcher Mill supplied the lumber for the fine interior woodwork in this house, which was built in 1933-34 for Boettcher and his family. A notable example of its style, the Tudor bungalow features classical elements in its palladian entry and the broken-pedimented gables. The house remained in the family after Boettcher's death in 1967.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Edward "Mr. Ed" Boettcher came to Huntsville in 1928 to work the East Texas pine forests, and his own Boettcher Mill supplied the fine interior woodwork for this house, built for his family in 1933–34. A polished example of the Tudor bungalow, it mixes classical touches — a Palladian entry and broken-pedimented gables — into a modest form, and stayed in the family after Boettcher's death in 1967.
Why it matters
The house is a tangible product of the East Texas lumber industry, its very woodwork milled from the pine forests that drew men like Boettcher and built the region's towns.
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