{"nrhp_refnum":"83003147","name":"Scott-Roden Mansion","other_names":["Scott Mansion","Gene Roden's Sons Funeral Home"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"425 S. Church St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Paris","county":"Lamar County","state":"TX","lat":33.657492458000036,"lon":-95.55332064799995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-09-15","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large two-and-a-half-story brick residence at 425 South Church Street in Paris, Lamar County, Texas, built in 1910 and designed by architect J.L. Wees for Rufus Fenner Scott and his wife.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is significant architecturally and culturally. It is the work of a German-trained architect and blends American and continental influences, with Jugendstil terra-cotta detailing. It is also the finest house in Paris and reflects the career of Scott, a self-made banker, merchant and railroad figure.","narrative":"Built in 1910 at 425 South Church Street in Paris, Texas, this two-and-a-half-story mansion was designed by J.L. Wees, a German-trained architect working from St. Louis, for banker and grocery wholesaler Rufus Fenner Scott and his wife. Tawny brick walls, a red tile roof, Dutch gables and white enamelled terra-cotta ornament give the house its character, with Jugendstil motifs such as shields and stylized foliage around the porches and balconies. Inside, a double-height stairhall with twin staircases and a third-floor ballroom mark its scale. A carriage house, later a garage, stands on the lot. The house is considered the grandest early twentieth-century residence in Paris and comparable to fine houses in Dallas, Fort Worth and Houston. It also reflects Scott's rise from rural poverty to prominence in business and railroads. Alterations include a 1938 elevator tower and glazed porch bays, and it remains in use as a funeral home.","period_of_significance":"1900- (specific dates 1908-1910)","architect_builder":"J.L. Wees, Architect","architectural_style":"Art Nouveau (Jugendstil) detailing with Dutch gables","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Occupied and in excellent condition, in commercial use as a funeral home; altered with a 1938 elevator tower, glazed porch bays and removal of the stairhall skylight in the early 1950s.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:18.794397-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/9/9728/40972809/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/83003147.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83003147/22971a7016-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83003147/22971a7016-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 4.0","author":"Larry D. Moore","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Scott_mansion_tx_2010.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Larry D. Moore</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Scott_mansion_tx_2010.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40972809","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107321957"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/lamar-county/scott-roden-mansion-83003147/"}