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The city is home to several stately late 19th century to mid-20th century homes.
Among these is the Rufus Fenner Scott Mansion, designed by German architect J. L.
Wees and constructed in 1910.
The structure is solid concrete and steel with four floors.
Rufus Scott was a prominent businessman known for shipping, imports, and banking.
He was well known by local farmers who bought aging transport mules from Mr. Scott.
The Scott Mansion narrowly survived the fire of 1916.
After the fire, Mr. Scott brought Mr. Wees back to Paris to redesign the historic downtown area.
In the early 1930s, Rufus Scott died, and his home was purchased by Gene Roden, who converted the home into a funeral home.
It was the first funeral home in northeast Texas to have its own chapel.
The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
On April 1, 2006, Gene Roden's Sons Funeral Home was sold to Arvin Starrett and E. Casey Rose ( who was managing the firm at the time ) and the name was changed to Starrett-Rose Funeral Home.
In March 2007, Casey Rose sold his 50 % interest in the firm to Arvin Starrett and the name became Starrett Funeral Home.
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