{"nrhp_refnum":"00000529","name":"Dorminy-Massee House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"516 W. Central Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Fitzgerald","county":"Ben Hill County","state":"GA","lat":31.714284254000063,"lon":-83.25947199099994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2000-05-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story Neo-Classical Revival frame house at 516 West Central Avenue in downtown Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Georgia, built in 1914-1915 on a 1.11 acre parcel with associated outbuildings.","why_significant":"The house is significant under Criterion C in architecture as a good example of an early 20th-century Neo-classical Revival dwelling. It was designed by Columbus architect T. Firth Lockwood, Sr., and is one of his few documented residences. The interior is largely intact and the house has remained in the same family since construction.","narrative":"Built in 1914-1915 at 516 West Central Avenue in Fitzgerald, Georgia, this two-story frame house reflects the Neo-Classical Revival style popular in Georgia from the 1890s to the 1930s. A full-width, two-story porch with four colossal Corinthian columns dominates the facade, and a wrap-around porch adds a balcony and porte-cochere. Inside, a large entrance hall with fireplace and dogleg stair leads to a front parlor with pocket doors, and ten wooden mantels and grained paneled woodwork show fine craftsmanship. Local businessman J.J. \"Captain Jack\" Dorminy, who owned cotton enterprises and served as president of the First National Bank of Fitzgerald, commissioned Columbus architect T. Firth Lockwood, Sr. to design it. The house remained in the family and retains a high level of integrity. Two outbuildings from 1915, a garage and a barn, contribute to the property, while a smokehouse, garden house and gazebo do not. The property is being adapted as a bed and breakfast inn.","period_of_significance":"1914-1915","architect_builder":"T. Firth Lockwood, Sr., of Columbus, Georgia, Architect","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals/Classical Revival/Neo-Classical Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Historically a single dwelling; the form describes it as being rehabilitated for use as a bed and breakfast inn.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:43.351103-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/00000529.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00000529/0b843de608-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00000529/0b843de608-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Bubba73 (Jud McCranie)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dorminy-Massee_House,_Fitzgerald,_GA,_US.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Bubba73 (Jud McCranie)</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dorminy-Massee_House,_Fitzgerald,_GA,_US.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93206964","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q125944807"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/ben-hill-county/dorminy-massee-house-00000529/"}