Cummings-Smith House
After the Galveston hurricane of 1900 destroyed his home, banker-investor Oscar Smith Cummings (1866-1941) hired contractors Booth and Bigler to salvage the materials and build this Victorian residence in 1900-01. Oscar Smith, owner of a local meat market, bought the dwelling when Cummings moved to Houston in 1904. Threatened with demolition in 1972, the house was purchased and restored by Mr. and Mrs. Hubert G. Howerton. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1977
29.4210° N, 95.2478° W
Nearby Markers
- 0.2 mi W First Presbyterian Church of Alvin Alvin
- 0.2 mi W Birchfield - McCown House Alvin
- 0.7 mi SE Old City Cemetery Alvin
- 0.9 mi S First Methodist Church of Alvin Alvin
- 1.3 mi NE Confederate Cemetery Alvin
- 6.5 mi S Vicinity of Oyster Creek and Chocolate Bayou Alvin