{"nrhp_refnum":"69000211","name":"Presbyterian Manse","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"NE corner of Alley and Delta Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Jefferson","county":"Marion County","state":"TX","lat":32.75763192100004,"lon":-94.35112272199996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1969-10-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story frame, central-hall Greek Revival house at the northeast corner of Alley and Delta Streets in Jefferson, Marion County, Texas. The original portion was built in 1839 and a matching two-room addition was added later.","why_significant":"It is considered the oldest home still intact in Jefferson. It was built by General James Harrison Rogers, a prominent lawyer, and it has some of the finest Greek Revival woodwork in the Jefferson area, especially at the south portico and doorway. It served as a Presbyterian manse for about fifty years and now operates as a museum.","narrative":"Built in 1839 in Jefferson, Texas, this one-story frame house with a central hall is regarded as the oldest home still intact in the town. General James Harrison Rogers, a prominent local lawyer, built it and opened his law library to East Texas lawyers and students who read law in his office. The original east half has two large chambers, a central chimney and a tetrastyle portico. A matching two-room addition later made the south side the main facade. That side has four fluted Doric columns and an unusually wide doorway with elaborate carving, including Greek Key pilasters and a sunburst in the head. The house is judged to hold some of the finest Greek Revival woodwork in the Jefferson area. The Cumberland Presbyterian Church bought it in 1903 and used it as a manse for about fifty years. A garden club now maintains it as a museum and as headquarters for the annual historical pilgrimage. The state designated it a historic landmark in 1966.","period_of_significance":"19th Century (specific date 1839)","architect_builder":"General James Harrison Rogers (builder)","architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"In an excellent state of repair; owned and maintained by a garden club and used as a museum and headquarters for the Annual Historical Pilgrimage.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:19.613561-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/4/9729/40972904/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/69000211.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/69000211/2bc3fb2433-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/69000211/2bc3fb2433-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Harry L. Starnes","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Presbyterian_Manse,_Jefferson,_Texas.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Harry L. Starnes</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Presbyterian_Manse,_Jefferson,_Texas.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"71000949","name":"Jefferson Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/texas/jefferson-historic-district-71000949/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40972904","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presbyterian_Manse_(Jefferson,_Texas)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7240791"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/marion-county/presbyterian-manse-69000211/"}