Agee-Renfro-Vandervoort – Mistletoe

Most of the prominent residences of Mistletoe Heights are located on Mistletoe Drive, a road which meanders along bluffs overlooking the Trinity River. This large two-story brick house, with red-tiled hipped roof and full porch with paired Tuscan columns, has a central entry and symmetrically placed windows. Built c. 1915, the earliest recorded owner was Howard L. Agee, president and general manager of the Agee Screen Co. The Renfro family, owners of a drug store chain, resided here in the 1920s and 1930s. In 1940, they traded the house to the Vandervoort family, owners of the Vandervoort Dairy, in exchange for the provision of ice cream to Renfro Drug Stores. The Vandervoorts sold the house in 1954. Following more complete documentation and restoration, it may be eligible for the National Register. The Agee-Renfro House is a contributing resource in the Mistletoe Heights Historic District (local).

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