{"nrhp_refnum":"85000347","name":"Rogers, William S., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Cedar St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Chappell Hill","county":"Washington County","state":"TX","lat":30.143330046000074,"lon":-96.26617874999994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-02-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A wood-frame pioneer vernacular house built in the 1860s (listed as ca. 1860) on Cedar Street in Chappell Hill, Washington County, Texas, set on a large landscaped lot with a 1920s barn and a cistern.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it a prime example of pioneer vernacular architecture and virtually the town's only surviving unaltered example of that house type on its original site. It is also tied to Dr. William S. Rogers, an early physician and settler of Washington County. The lot's historic gardens, plantings and terraced layout add significance in landscape architecture.","narrative":"Built in the 1860s, this wood-frame house on Cedar Street in Chappell Hill is a five-bay pioneer vernacular dwelling with a central entrance framed by sidelights and a transom. A gabled roof and a south gallery on four chamfered cedar posts define its look, and the windows retain original blown-glass panes. Early photographs show that many similar houses once lined the town's streets, yet this one is virtually the only unaltered example left on its original site. It was the homestead of Dr. William S. Rogers, born in Alabama in 1822, who practiced medicine in Chappell Hill, served as a surgeon of the state militia, and helped fight a yellow-fever epidemic before moving to Galveston in 1869. Later owners included a mayor and a landowner and businesswoman. The large lot keeps terraces, a ravine edge, old roses, altheas, crepe myrtles, and mature pecan and cedar trees, preserving its 19th-century garden layout. Restoration began in 1983.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Pioneer vernacular, wood-frame","criteria":[],"status_note":"Restoration in progress, condition good; used as a residence. Restoration began in 1983 and interior work was being completed.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.786014-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/83/9706/40970683/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/85000347.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85000347/4d5eb9d5a2-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85000347/4d5eb9d5a2-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 4.0","author":"Larry D. Moore","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_rogers_house_2008.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:William_rogers_house_2008.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40970683","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110002504"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/washington-county/rogers-william-s-house-85000347/"}