Smith-Rogers House

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.

Smith-Rogers House is a historical marker in Amarillo, Potter County, dedicated in 2008. It is one of 49 historical markers documented in Potter County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 73 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 35.2058, -101.8904 near Amarillo. The nearest cataloged historic site is Helium Time Columns Monument and Museum (historical marker), about 1.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Amarillo Natatorium ("The Nat"), Route 66 in Amarillo, and Northwest Texas Hospital School of Nursing.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507014056. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.