{"nrhp_refnum":"88001919","name":"Rodgers-Wade Furniture Company","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"401 3rd, SW","address_restricted":false,"city":"Paris","county":"Lamar County","state":"TX","lat":33.65076623700003,"lon":-101.48443786499996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1988-10-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick industrial building at 401 3rd S.W. in Paris, Lamar County, Texas, built in 1907 as part of the Rodgers & Wade furniture manufacturing complex. It is the only standing portion of that larger complex.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building represents the largest furniture manufacturer in Paris and one of the largest in North Texas, a major employer producing quality furniture. The company was established in 1856 and is described as the oldest furniture manufacturer in Texas. Founder James Rodgers helped make Paris the furniture manufacturing capital of Texas, and the site may also hold archeological potential.","narrative":"This two-story brick building at 401 3rd S.W. in Paris, Texas, dates from 1907 and is the sole surviving part of a much larger furniture factory complex. Its masonry walls use common bond brickwork, and the south front is divided by pilaster-like projections into fourteen bays. The flat roof has skylights, and the windows are generally boarded up. It sits beside railroad tracks near the edge of town, beyond the Church Street Historic District. Rodgers & Wade Manufacturing was established in 1856 and grew into the largest furniture maker in Paris and one of the largest in North Texas, employing many workers and producing quality furniture. Historian Lonn Taylor credited founder James Rodgers as one of the men who made Paris the furniture manufacturing capital of Texas, and the company remains the oldest furniture manufacturer in the state. An early downtown warehouse also survives, but this structure has the strongest association with the company. Other parts of the site may have archeological potential.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Industrial","criteria":[],"status_note":"Physical condition is listed as fair/poor, with boarded windows. Present use is manufacturing/warehouse.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.588497-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/40/9698/40969840/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/88001919.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969840","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110001147"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/lamar-county/rodgers-wade-furniture-company-88001919/"}