{"nrhp_refnum":"00001283","name":"Johnstonville-Goggins Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Johnstonville Road W of I 75","address_restricted":false,"city":"Johnstonville","county":"Lamar County","state":"GA","lat":33.08065265450003,"lon":-84.07281077758128,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2000-11-02","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Agriculture","Architecture","Community Planning and Development","Black","Landscape Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A rural historic district of about 7,360 acres in Lamar County, Georgia, covering the crossroads community of Johnstonville (founded 1821) and the railroad community of Goggins, plus surrounding farmsteads, cemeteries, roads and the Central of Georgia Railroad.","why_significant":"The district is significant for its agriculture, architecture, community planning and development, African-American ethnic heritage, and landscape architecture. It preserves terraced fields, tree and fence lines, farmsteads, churches, stores and cemeteries that show settlement and farming from 1835 to 1950. The form reports a high degree of integrity and a rural feel.","narrative":"Spread across roughly 7,360 acres of central Lamar County, Georgia, this district joins two small communities and the farmland around them. Johnstonville, founded in 1821, grew at a crossroads and once served as the first county seat of Monroe County. Goggins developed in the mid-19th century along the Central of Georgia Railroad, completed in 1840. Surviving buildings include the Fleming-Wooten-Childs House, begun in 1835 with Greek Revival detailing, the 1866 Goggins General Store and Post Office, several 19th-century churches and family cemeteries, and houses ranging from a central-hallway farmhouse to a Queen Anne-type residence. Terraced fields, tree lines, orchards and dirt roads still outline historic farming, first cotton and later peaches and mixed crops. Rehoboth CME Church and Bethal Baptist Cemetery reflect African-American communities. The district was recognized for its agriculture, architecture, community planning, ethnic heritage and landscape, covering the years 1835 to 1950.","period_of_significance":"1835 to 1950","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival, Second Empire, Craftsman (with Queen Anne-type, Gabled-Ell and Georgian cottage houses and vernacular rural churches)","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Many tenant houses and other buildings have been lost to abandonment, neglect and land clearing; remaining resources include houses, churches, stores and cemeteries. The Johnstonville School now serves as a community clubhouse.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:43.420376-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/00001283.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00001283/55a41ea928-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00001283/55a41ea928-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"A P Wood","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Abandoned_store,_Johnstonville_Historic_District.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">A P Wood</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:Abandoned_store,_Johnstonville_Historic_District.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93208765","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q141774187"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/lamar-county/johnstonville-goggins-historic-district-00001283/"}