Historical Homes of Lubbock, Page 6
Watson Home
The Watson Home at 3003 19th Street in Lubbock, Texas was built in 1928 by J.E. Parker for J.M. Pytell. It was purchased by Mr. and Mrs. H.A. Watson in 1931. Watson was the owner of Watson Furniture Company. They moved to Lubbock because he wanted good educational facilities for his large family. He chose this house because of its size and close proximity to Texas Technological College. The Watson's seven children all graduated from Lubbock High School and Texas Tech. Occupied continuously by members of the Watson family for over 50 years. It was designated as a Historical Landmark in 1981
Rigney Home
The Rigney Home at 3001 19th Street was the residence of J.C. and Jewell Rigney. Built in 1932 by Knox Brothers Contractors, the Fort Worth Contractors gladly came to Lubbock to Build this home for $5,000. It is a typical bungalow, with Gabled Roof, Broad Eaves and inset porch. 19th St. was a narrow two-lanes road, and the house was on the western edge of town when built. Rigney Auto Parts, founded in 1928, is still family owned. The Rigney's were active in the Broadway Church of Christ. He was a Church elder and founding member (1954) of the Lubbock Christian College Board. She was active in the L.C.C. Associates. The house was designated as a Historical Landmark in 1990.
Levine-Keeney Home
The Levine-Keeney residence, located at 3017 19th Street in Lubbock, Texas, was built in 1936 for well-known retail tradesman, Morris Levine, co-founder of Levine's Department Store. The designs used in both the original structure and the remodeling were by prominent local architect S.B. Haynes. Afterwards, the home was purchased by W.E. Keeney, a member of an early Lubbock ranching family and descendent of the founder of the Spage Ranch. The Lubbock ordinance declaring the house to be a Historic Landmark mentions that the house has bay windows, multiple gables rising high above the roof, multiple tall chimneys, half timbering, Hipped roof and brick and stone construction. This home was designated as a Historic Landmark in 1981.
Ratliff Home
The Ratliff Home at 2915 19th Street in Lubbock was built of hand cut stone and completed in 1949 for Carl E. and Juanita Ratliff. He was an early-day civic leader and county attorney of Hockley County, remaining a member of the Texas State Bar for 50 years. Mrs. Ratliff is said to have been a pioneer music teacher. The location of the house was chosen for the Honey Locust Trees on the property, and for its proximity to schools and Texas Tech Using a cup, saucer and ruler for drafting tools, and enlisting Ft. Worth architect Charles Armstrong to design the roof, Mrs. Ratliff created this comfortable home for a growing family. It was designated as a Historical Landmark in 1981.
Arnett House
The Arnett House is actually one of the oldest in town and was moved to its current location.
The bungalow style house was built in 1915 at 1214 Avenue L in Downtown Lubbock for Mr. J. Lanham and Glenn (Pratt) Higginbotham as a wedding present. It was designed by M. L. Waller of Fort Worth, who also designed other buildings in Lubbock and also the Crosby County Courthouse. In its original location it faced Avenue L just south of the Lubbock Sanitarium. It consists of eight rooms, 1 and is a 1 and 1/2 story wood frame house featuring gabled and hip roofed sections, wide porches and a low knee wall.
Home of Sam C. and Alice (Ford) Arnett Sr. from 1918 to 1956. Arnett was a rancher, banker and civic Leader. When Sam Arnett passed away, Dr. Sam C and his wife Olga Arnett Jr. donated the home to Lubbock Christian College in 1956 by Dr. S. C. Arnett Jr. and moved to the campus as L.C.C.'s first administration building. After other uses by the college, it was given to the Associates of Lubbock Christian College, a women's organization dedicated to support and fundraising for the college. They were responsible for restoring the house between 1978 and 1979, carried out by C. R. Billingsley of Billingsley and Stracener with Claud Martin and Sons as contractors. Lucille Melcher of Cagle Brother's Furniture oversaw the interior restoration.
The Associates of Lubbock Christian University provided the funding for the entire project and continue to maintain the home and to use it for events supporting the University.
It was designated as a Historical landmark by Texas in 1984.