Details for Rogers-Craig House
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5507017291
Data
Marker Number | 17291 |
Atlas Number | 5507017291 |
Marker Title | Rogers-Craig House |
Index Entry | Rogers-Craig House |
Address | 1011 South Main St |
City | Henderson |
County | Rusk |
UTM Zone | 15 |
UTM Easting | 330305 |
UTM Northing | 3557765 |
Subject Codes | houses, residential buildings |
Marker Year | 2012 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
Marker Location | From downtown square go about one mile down South Main St. |
Private Property | No |
Marker Condition | In Situ |
Marker Size | RTHL Medallion & plaque without post |
Marker Text | The Rogers-Craig house was built around 1890 on land that was formerly the site of the Fowler Institute. The house was originally a four-room, one story frame structure owned by Anna Caroline Montgomery Rogers, the widow of James T. Rogers, a sheriff who lost his life apprehending a criminal. Oil boom prosperity encouraged remodeling, and in 1935, owner Judge R.M. Leath and his wife, Alma, added a second story, bricked exterior and created the Dutch Revival style that is present today. Salah Craig and his wife, Elizabeth, purchased the home in 1958 and a library was added. |