Richardson-Lowe House
Lanevile, Rusk County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Constructed during the 1850s, this residence displays the classical facade and central hallway that are typical of the greek revival style. Handmade bricks for the foundation and fireplaces were fired at a kiln on the property. The structure was first occupied by the family of Dr. Peterson T. Richardson (1809-1870s), a pioneer physician and farmer. The house was purchased in 1919 by W.R. Lowe and restored in 1973 by his grandson, Joe W. Lowe, Jr. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1976
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Raised in the 1850s in the East Texas piney woods, this Greek Revival residence carries the classical facade and central hallway fashionable in the antebellum South. Its handmade bricks were fired in a kiln right on the property, and its first family was that of pioneer physician and farmer Dr. Peterson T. Richardson. Purchased by the Lowe family in 1919, it was lovingly restored by a grandson in 1973.
Why it matters
The house embodies how frontier settlers reached for refinement and permanence, building genteel homes with their own hands on the edge of settlement.
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Related people
- · Peterson T. Richardson
- · Joe W. Lowe, Jr.
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