Port Arthur in Jefferson County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

The Woodworth House

(Rose Hill)

— Official Historical Medallion —

The Woodworth House Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 22, 2020

1. The Woodworth House Marker

Inscription.
J.H. Baxter of the Griffing Lumber Company built this residence in 1906 for R.H. Woodworth (d.1923). Wide verandas extend beyond the impressive columned portico of the Classic Revival structure. Woodworth, a business and civic leader, and his wife Mary (d. 1946) hosted numerous social gatherings here in the early 20th century. Since 1947, the house has been in the care of the Department Club of Port Arthur.

Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1978

Lower Plaque
Entered in the National Register of Historic Places
1979

Erected 1978 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 10583.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 29° 53.399′ N, 93° 54.913′ W. Marker is in Port Arthur, Texas, in Jefferson County. It is at the intersection of Woodworth Avenue and Lakeshore Drive, on the left on Woodworth Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 Woodworth Avenue, Port Arthur TX 77640, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this

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marker is in Texas’ Golden Triangle.

It is also in the American South,

on the Gulf Coast,

and in the Piney Woods.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named The Woodworth House (within shouting distance of this marker); Sabine-Neches Canal (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Old Aurora (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Community Retirement Home (approx. ¼ mile away); Sparks Settlement Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away); Trinity Lutheran Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Babe Didrikson Zaharias (approx. 0.6 miles away); John Warne Gates (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Port Arthur.

More about this marker. Located on the porch of the Rose Hill Manor.

Also see . . . Rose Hill Manor's web page.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 22, 2020

2. The Woodworth House Marker

(Submitted on May 23, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.)

The Woodworth House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 22, 2020

3. The Woodworth House

Credits. This page was last revised on May 23, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 411 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 23, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.