Frank E Rodgers House

206 NE 10th Street  |  Built 1896

Tall and ornate, the Frank E. Rogers House is one of McMinnville’s most beautiful early homes. Rogers
and his wife, Nellie, built this richly textured two-story Queen Anne home around 1896. The house
displays the style at its most elaborate, with intricate lattice work, graceful balconies, and glowing
stained-glass windows.

Frank had two brothers: Lewis and Tom. In 1883, Lewis partnered with local druggist J.W. Todd to
form Rogers and Todd Druggists. Todd retired in 1886 and Frank joined his brother, creating Rogers
Brothers Druggists. Sometimes shown as Rodgers in official documents, the store’s name had
transitioned to Rogers Brothers Pharmacy by 1902, when Tom joined the partnership. Advertisements
and other records show it as one of McMinnville’s earliest drugstores. Serving the community through
1961, it merged with Peery’s Drugstore in 1962, and became Peery-Rogers Thrifty Drug.

Frank invested care in both his profession and his family’s home. He and Nellie paid $2,500 to construct
the house at the southwest corner of Buckeye and C streets (today’s 6th and Cowls). Their daughter,
Arnola Zonweiss “Zon” Rogers (later Mead), was born in the house on December 20, 1897. In 1912, the
Rogers retained the corner lot but sold the house; its new owner moved it to its current location at 10th
and Baker streets.

The Frank E. Rogers House features a complex roofline, delicate turned posts, and an inviting porch
that evokes gracious living at the turn of the 20th century. In recent years, owners meticulously restored
the home for use as a bed and breakfast known as The Victorian on 10th. Today, this lovely structure
endures as a symbol of McMinnville’s pioneer enterprise and beautiful architecture — a home built by a
family that helped keep the community healthy for generations through their pharmacy.

For images of the the property, and further details, check out the link below:

Historic Resources Inventory Documentation