James Mitchell Rogers House Explained

James Mitchell Rogers House
Location:102 S. Cherry St., Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Coordinates:36.0939°N -80.2472°W
Built:-1885
Builder:Miller Brothers
Architecture:Late Gothic Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne
Added:July 15, 1982
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:82003453

James Mitchell Rogers House is a historic home located at Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina. It was built between 1883 and 1885, and is a large two-story, eclectic Late Victorian frame dwelling. The house design reflects Late Gothic Revival, Italianate, and Queen Anne style design influences. It features steeply pitched gables sheathed in board and batten siding, bay windows, and irregular massing. It was the home of James Mitchell Rogers, a prominent Winston-Salem businessman, and his son, Francis Mitchell Rogers, chief chemist of Standard Oil Company of Indiana.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Laura A. W. Phillips. James Mitchell Rogers House. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . February 1982. pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2014-11-01.