In the 1970s in Hudson, a controversy arose over the potential destruction of two historic buildings in downtown Hudson. In March 1973, Council postponed action on the buildings and formed an ad hoc group. The ad hoc group requested that Village Council authorize an architectural and historical study of Hudson.

The purpose of the study was to analyze the existing development of the central residential and commercial area of downtown Hudson. The study aimed to analyze the historical/architectural development of the community, identify existing structures of significant architectural or historical importance, determine structures to preserve, and present suggestions to guide future new and remodeled construction.

Rebecca M. Rogers was hired as a consultant on the project.

- Council, Village of Hudson, Ohio 23 April, 1973 -Rebecca M. Rogers hired as consultant on the project

Rebecca Rogers grew up in Hudson and graduated in 1964 from Hudson High School. She graduated from Smith College and then received her Master of Arts in Architecture from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 1973, she served as the consultant for the Architectural and Historical Study of Hudson. She worked for the National Park Service on a restoration project in Yorktown, Virginia, and also served as Director of the Arms Museum in Youngstown, Ohio.

Rebecca Rogers grew up in Hudson, graduated from Hudson High School, from Smith College and from MIT with a Masters of Architecture.  In 1973, she served as the consultant for the Architectural and Historical Study of Hudson. She next worked for the National Park Service as an Historical Architect.  From 1976 until 2018, she worked as an architectural and landscape historian, writing National Register nominations and histories.  She served for 13 years on the Ohio Historic Sites Preservation Advisory Board, two years as chair.  From 1978 into the 2020s she researched and published on the Trumbull County wooden works clock industry that produced about 100,000 clocks from 1815 to 1830s.