Historical Marker

Smith-Rogers House

Historical marker location:

4841 W. Ninth Ave., Amarillo, Texas

( 4841 W. Ninth Ave.)

THIS HOUSE WAS BUILT FOR EARLY AMARILLO SETTLERS JAMES BYNUM AND MARIE LOWERY SMITH c. 1904, AND WAS ORIGINALLY LOCATED AT 1101 SOUTH TAYLOR STREET. THE HOME WAS PURCHASED IN 1945 BY JESSE A. ROGERS, WHO PLANNED TO MOVE HIS CAR DEALERSHIP TO THE SITE. INSTEAD OF RAZING THE HOUSE, HE HAD IT MOVED TO ITS PRESENT SITE TO SERVE AS HIS FAMILY’S HOME. AT THE TIME OF ITS RELOCATION, ARCHITECT C.W. BROTT MADE CHANGES TO THE ORIGINAL DESIGN. THE CLASSICAL REVIVAL STYLE HOUSE NOW FEATURES LEADED GLASS WINDOWS, ROOF CRESTING AND INTERIOR WOODWORK FROM THE 1900s AND BRICK VENEER, BALUSTRADES AND FULL-HEIGHT COLUMNS FROM THE 1940s.