This simple building served as the art studio of E. George Rogers and reflects a period of Naples history that has largely disappeared. In the decades following World War II, many new residents moved to Florida and Naples, and modest single-story buildings with flat roofs, concrete block, and stucco appeared around downtown. Originally located downtown on Sixth Street, the Rogers Studio was built in the early 1950s as a guesthouse and became an art studio and unofficial office for Rogers's many civic efforts. A poinciana tree recalls the studio's original setting, where such trees shaded the Rogers lawn and lined the street, while the landscaped median of Sixth Street became a local landmark. Rogers worked with a citizens group to dedicate the landscaped median strips as a public park, calling it nature lovers rebelling against wanton destruction of landscaping. The studio also reflects Naples's less luxurious beginnings: the home and guesthouse were built by previous property owner John MacLean, a sea captain who used basic, readily available materials in a modern style that was easy to build. After World War II, homes often emphasized function, flat surfaces, geometric forms, little or no decoration, long lines, and rejection of historical styles, a forward-looking approach that suited a rapidly changing state and town. As many early buildings have been replaced by more elaborate multistory structures, preservationists have begun working to save places like the Rogers Studio as examples of this midcentury period.