Thomason-Scott House - Era, TX - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

This home is also a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, and a 1978 Texas Historical Marker at the front door provides an overview:

Erected in 1894, this structure was the home and office of Dr. Benjamin Richard Thomason (d. 1909), one of Era's first physicians. Dr. Thomason's son Robert Ewing (1879-1973) hauled lumber from Gainesville for the construction. Later he had a long public career, serving as a U.S. Congressman and Federal District Judge. The frame house has Victorian porch detailing and elegant interior woodwork. In 1948 the residence was acquired by the L. A. Scott Family.

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The National Register's Nomination Form (see Secondary Website 1) notes the home's significance as being an example of a Victorian cottage that was once common across North Texas, with few significant modifications over the years. It is also important, as mentioned on the historical marker, because of its use as the home and office of the first physician (Dr. Benjamin Richard Thomason) in this part of the county, as well as having been the home of a prominent member of the United States Congress, Judge Robert Ewing Thomason. Judge Thomason attended law school at the University of Texas, and was elected County (now District) Attorney of Cooke County (1903-1907). After relocating to El Paso in 1912, he was elected to the Texas Legislature (1917-1921), and he served some of his term as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives (1920-1921). He served as Mayor of El Paso from 1927 to 1931, and then as Representative of the Sixteenth District of Texas in the U.S. Congress from 1931 to 1947. During World War II, he was the second ranking member of the Military Committee of the House, playing an important part in shaping the military policy of the United States. He became U.S. District Judge for the Western District in 1947, serving in that role full time until assuming senior status in 1963, and continuing until his passing in 1973.

Street address: 7000 Block of FM 922 Era, TX USA 76238 County / Borough / Parish: Cooke Year listed: 1980 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Person, Architecture/Engineering, Politics/Government Periods of significance: 1875-1899 Historic function: Domestic Current function: Domestic Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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