 Roberts House  915 S. Crockett St. Sherman (Source: [Photograph of Roberts House], photograph, 2011-12/2012-03; (texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth256895/m1/1/?q=roberts: accessed June 25, 2016), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Private Collection of Carolyn West. Historical Marker Connecticut Native Charles Nathan
Roberts (1836 - 1920) moved to Arkansas prior to the Civil War.
He served as a Captain in the Confederate Army, and after the
war he married Emma Royston. By 1876 they had moved to
Sherman, where Roberts established a retail hardware business,
purchased this property, and built a small cottage for his family.
As Roberts' business prospered and expanded into the wholesale market, he became active in civic affairs, serving on the local school board and the Austin College board of Trustees. Both he and Emma were active lay leaders in Sherman's First Presbyterian Church. In 1896 they hired the architectural firm of Moad and Elliott to design a new home to replace their cottage on this site. Completed in 1897 for less than $9,000, the house is a fine example of a Queen Anne - Eastlake style residence. It exhibits hallmark features of the style, including asymmetrical massing, liberal use of milled wood details, shingled gable ends, roof cresting and finials, and varied colors and contrasting finishes. Following Emma Roberts' death in 1937, the house was inherited by the couple's son, Charles Stanly Roberts (1878 - 197). It remained in his family until 1987. Recorded Texas Historical Landmark Note: The Roberts family members are buried in West Hill Cemetery, Sherman, Texas Sherman History Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |