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509 N. Rogers St.
507 N. Rogers St.
603 N. Rogers St.
619 N. Rogers St.
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The North Rogers Street Historic District contains an extremely
high concentration of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century
vernacular dwellings. Located just north of the town’s central
business district, the district has remained remarkably intact for
nearly 100 years. Of the 26 buildings within the district, 24 are
classified as contributing properties. Despite its close proximity to
Waxahachie’s central business district, the North Rogers Street
Historic District has survived in a part of town that once was
comprised almost exclusively of dwellings of similar vintage and
appearance. The majority of homes in the area traditionally have
been occupied by individuals who worked downtown.
The majority of structures, especially along the 500 block of N.
Rogers Street, date to the 1890s and 1900s and are L- or modified
L-plan domestic buildings. Two examples of the locally rare T-plan
house type also stand within the district’s confines. The west side
of the 600 block of N. Rogers Street boasts larger, more opulent
residences that were built in the early twentieth century and
includes two of the city’s finest examples of bungalow architecture,
the mission-parapeted Durham House (603 N. Rogers) and
the Thompson House (611 N. Rogers). The Wyatt House (619
N. Rogers) exhibits strong influences of the Prairie School, an
architectural style rarely found in the area. The east side of the
600 block contains bungalow and L-plan dwellings, most of which
retain their architectural integrity.
The 2019 HHM Survey Report suggests that the Oldham Avenue
Historic District and the North Rogers Street Historic District
be extended and joined due to the concentration of resources
between the existing boundaries of the historic districts. The
report details that a “bridge” of historic resources between the two
existing districts could be created in order to combine the districts
into one large district. Descriptions and analysis of the “bridge”
resources are included in the 2019 HHM report.
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