Smithville in Bastrop County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Rabb House

Photographed by Larry D. Moore, November 17, 2020

1. Rabb House Marker

Inscription. Virgil Sullivan Rabb, Jr. (1870-1943), came to Smithville in 1891 with his family when his father bought the Calcasieu Lumber Company. The Rabb family had been in this area since receiving land grants in Fayette County in 1823. Rabb ran the lumber company for his father and became a prominent local citizen. In 1912, he and his wife, Lillian (McCollum) (d. 1960), built this home with Queen Anne design and classical ornamentation, a two-story wrapped porch, asymmetrical plan, ionic columns and entry detailed with bull's-eye molding, transoms and sidelights.

Erected 2002 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 12765.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1891.

Location. 30° 0.778′ N, 97° 9.209′ W. Marker is in Smithville, Texas, in Bastrop County. It is at the intersection of Colorado Street and Burleson Street, on the right when traveling west on Colorado Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 401 Colorado St, Smithville TX 78957, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Texas

and in the Austin Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South.

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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: First Methodist Church of Smithville (approx. 0.4 miles away); Smithville (approx. 0.4 miles away); Leshikar House (approx. half a mile away); Chancellor House (approx. 0.6 miles away); West End Park (approx. 1.3

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miles away); Captain John Campbell Hunt (approx. 2.3 miles away); Alum Creek Cemetery (approx. 5.2 miles away); Stephen Scallorn (approx. 7.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Smithville.

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Photographed by Larry D. Moore, November 17, 2020

2. Rabb House and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 17, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 17, 2020, by Larry D. Moore of Del Valle, Texas. This page has been viewed 561 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 17, 2020, by Larry D. Moore of Del Valle, Texas.