{"nrhp_refnum":"88000703","name":"Rogers-Bell House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1001 E. Eighth St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"East Austin","county":"Travis County","state":"TX","lat":30.266738032000035,"lon":-97.73119080999999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1988-06-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A raised, T-shaped brick residence in the Eastlake style at 1001 East 8th Street in East Austin, Travis County, Texas, completed in 1893 on a corner lot next to the French Legation.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is a locally important and distinctive example of a masonry Eastlake cottage. Its age, detailing and solid brick construction set it apart from the smaller, later wood-frame houses nearby. It also links to the history of the neighborhood through owners including railroad man Martin E. Rogers and prominent Black Austin citizen L.D. Lyons. Reversible alterations from about 1969 were undone in a 1987 restoration.","narrative":"Built in 1893 at 1001 East 8th Street, this raised brick house in the Eastlake style sits on a prominent corner lot beside the French Legation. Its load-bearing brick walls, fishscale pressed-tin roof with scroll-shaped hip knobs, brick arches and rusticated limestone sills make it unusual in a neighborhood of smaller, later wood-frame homes. Martin E. Rogers, a railroad bridge foreman who later became Superintendent of Buildings and Bridges, built the house and lived there until his death in 1942. In 1943 it was bought by L.D. Lyons, a grocer, church lay leader and well-known Black community figure, and his widow later married Jerry Bell, a longtime chauffeur for Governor Allan Shivers. Alterations made around 1969, including an enclosed porch and rear addition, were reversed or reworked in a 1987 restoration that rebuilt the front porch from photographic evidence. The house was recognized as a locally important example of masonry Victorian architecture.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"Builder: Unknown","architectural_style":"Eastlake (Victorian), with Italianate influence in interior fireplaces","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Physical condition good; exterior restoration completed 1987; described as occupied and used as a private residence.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.501965-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/75/9702/40970275/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/88000703.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88000703/b5a3497e04-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88000703/b5a3497e04-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 4.0","author":"Larry D. Moore","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rogers_bell_house_2011.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:Rogers_bell_house_2011.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40970275","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110002337"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/travis-county/rogers-bell-house-88000703/"}