Senter-Rooks House

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Senter-Rooks House
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Location2227 Main St.
Humboldt, Tennessee
Coordinates 35°49′15″N88°54′22″W / 35.82083°N 88.90611°W / 35.82083; -88.90611 (Senter-Rooks House) Coordinates: 35°49′15″N88°54′22″W / 35.82083°N 88.90611°W / 35.82083; -88.90611 (Senter-Rooks House)
Area1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built1860 (1860)
Architectural styleNeo-Classical
NRHP reference No. 80003797 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 9, 1980

The Senter-Rooks House, also known as Twin Oaks, is a historic house in Humboldt, Tennessee, U.S.. It was the residence of a former mayor of Humboldt. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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History

The house was built in 1860-1866 for J. N. Lanom. [2] A year after the end of the American Civil War of 1861–1865, in 1866, the house was purchased by Moses E. Senter, who served as Humboldt's mayor from 1866 to 1869. [2] Senter was also the pastor of the First Baptist Church of Humbold until he became a Freemason in 1873. [2]

The house was purchased by Charles Wesley Rooks, a newspaper publisher and state senator, in 1917. [2] He served as the president of the Savings and Loan Association of Humboldt from 1938 to 1946. [2] He lived in the house with his wife, Kate Senter, who was Moses E. Senter's granddaughter. [2] It was owned by their daughter, Bessie Rooks Fitzgerald, from 1946 to 1976, when it was purchased by their grandson, Dr. Charles Couch. [2]

Architectural significance

The house was designed in the Neo-Classical architectural style. [2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 9, 1980. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Senter-Rooks House". National Park Service . Retrieved July 14, 2018. With accompanying pictures