​L.P. Smith House

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Marker No: 2982

Medallion & Plate

Texas Historic Landmark

Marker Text: Built 1876 by Mexia merchant and banker Lewis Philip Smith and his second wife, Mattie J. Beeson Smith. Home site cost $400 in gold in 1868. House has cedar shingle roof, cedar post foundations; 12-light windows; old fashioned weatherboard siding; 6-inch board floors. Square nails used in structure.
​    Smith, a Mason and Methodist, was a leader in the town; died at 39, in 1886. Six generations of the family have lived here. (1967) 

Geographic: 31.680010, -96.479172

Location: 101 South Kaufmann Street,  Mexia