Dr. Rufus A. Roberts House, Cedar Hill, Texas
historic place
The Dr. Rufus A. Roberts House is a historic place in Cedar Hill, Dallas County. Dr. R. A. Roberts, born in North Carolina in 1837, settled in Cedar Hill in 1859. He served as a Confederate Army surgeon. After the war, he returned to Cedar Hill, becoming a prominent physician. Dr. Roberts also helped bring the Grand Central and Santa Fe Railroad line through the community. He built this home for his family in 1884. The house is a late Victorian style structure. It features jig-sawn work on the porch and stick style brackets that support the second-story gable. A historical marker was erected here in 1984 by the Texas Historical Commission. The Dr. Rufus A. Roberts House represents the life and contributions of an early Cedar Hill physician and community leader.