House at 700 South Rogers

This one-and-a-half-story frame house at 700 South Rogers in Waxahachie dates to 1893 and follows the L-plan form common in the city during the late nineteenth century. It has weatherboard siding, a hip roof with gables, box eaves, and double-hung wood windows with one-over-one lights. A six-bay shed-roofed porch with turned wood posts wraps around the south and west sides. Decorative features include imbricated shingles in the gable ends, classical detailing combined with jig-sawn molding around the windows, cutaway corners on the projecting front wing with jig-sawn brackets under the gable, and a cross gable centered over the porch bays. An interior brick chimney is noted. The house has been moved and now sits in a residential area south of the central business district. Its significance rests on architecture: although many L-plan dwellings were built in Waxahachie and a number survive, this one is considered among the best examples. It remains in residential use and is in good condition. The architect or builder is unknown.