Yoakumbr/Lavaca County, Texasbr/29 17.128' N 97 08.413' Wbr/Directions: Start at the intersection of Coke Street and Steen Street. Go 100 yards west on Coke Street. The house is on the right (north) side of the street.br/ br/Text: Will Orth, a railroad conductor and the owner of a local flour mill, built this home in 1910. Soon other prominent Yoakum families began erecting homes on Coke Street, which became known as quot;Silk Stocking Row.quot; Designed by local architect W. A. Fink, Orth's home features characteristics of the Queen Anne and colonial revival styles. Farmer and merchant T. J. Fitch bought the home in 1917, and it remained in his family until 1973.