Smith-Rogers House
Amarillo, Potter County, Texas
Marker Inscription
THIS HOUSE WAS BUILT FOR EARLY AMARILLO SETTLERS JAMES BYNUM AND MARIE LOWERY SMITH c. 1904, AND WAS ORIGINALLY LOCATED AT 1101 SOUTH TAYLOR STREET. THE HOME WAS PURCHASED IN 1945 BY JESSE A. ROGERS, WHO PLANNED TO MOVE HIS CAR DEALERSHIP TO THE SITE. INSTEAD OF RAZING THE HOUSE, HE HAD IT MOVED TO ITS PRESENT SITE TO SERVE AS HIS FAMILY’S HOME. AT THE TIME OF ITS RELOCATION, ARCHITECT C.W. BROTT MADE CHANGES TO THE ORIGINAL DESIGN. THE CLASSICAL REVIVAL STYLE HOUSE NOW FEATURES LEADED GLASS WINDOWS, ROOF CRESTING AND INTERIOR WOODWORK FROM THE 1900s AND BRICK VENEER, BALUSTRADES AND FULL-HEIGHT COLUMNS FROM THE 1940s.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Built around 1904 for early Amarillo settlers James Bynum and Marie Lowery Smith, this house first stood on South Taylor Street. In 1945 auto dealer Jesse A. Rogers bought it and, rather than raze it for his dealership, moved it to a new site as his family home. In the relocation, architect C.W. Brott reworked the design, so the Classical Revival house today blends 1900s leaded glass, roof cresting, and woodwork with 1940s brick veneer, balustrades, and full-height columns.
Why it matters
It embodies the growth of a Panhandle boomtown and a preservation-minded choice to move and adapt an old home rather than lose it to commercial development.
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Related people
- · James Bynum Smith
- · Marie Lowery Smith
- · Jesse A. Rogers
- · C.W. Brott
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