{"nrhp_refnum":"01000383","name":"Cartecay Methodist Church and Cemetery","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Jct. of Roy Rd and GA 52","address_restricted":false,"city":"Ellijay","county":"Gilmer County","state":"GA","lat":34.644377527000074,"lon":-84.38979086099994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2001-04-19","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A rural Methodist church and adjoining cemetery at the intersection of Roy Road and Georgia Highway 52 near Ellijay, Gilmer County, Georgia. The wood-frame church was built in 1859 on land donated by Barnett Wilson.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is an excellent, intact example of a simple rural church built for Georgia congregations in the 19th century, with a front-gable form, wide-board interior and half-dovetail mortise-and-tenon pews. Its unusual faux bois interior finish adds to its architectural interest. The cemetery is described as a typical small country cemetery that forms the church's historic setting.","narrative":"Cartecay Methodist Church and its cemetery sit at a rural crossroads near Ellijay in Gilmer County, Georgia. The congregation organized in 1834, and in 1859 Barnett Wilson donated two acres for a new building and burial ground. The church is a front-gabled wood-frame structure with novelty siding, a tin roof, and dry-laid fieldstone piers. Its frame uses hand-hewn timbers, and the heart pine pews are joined with half-dovetail mortise-and-tenon joints. Inside is a single sanctuary with wide tongue-and-groove walls and ceiling, all covered in a faux bois finish applied in 1924 by church member Frank B. Haigler. Two rear additions date from 1948 and the late 1950s or early 1960s. The cemetery holds about 200 marked graves, including members, families, slaves and non-members, and remains active. The property was listed for its architecture as an intact example of a simple 19th-century rural Georgia church with its cemetery setting.","period_of_significance":"1859","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"No Style","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still used for religious purposes per the form's current function; the cemetery is described as still in use. Services moved to a new brick church next door in 1975.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:43.169139-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/01000383.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/01000383/f1a1f1fefe-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/01000383/f1a1f1fefe-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Gwringle","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cartecay_Methodist_Church,_1859,_NE_View.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Gwringle</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:Cartecay_Methodist_Church,_1859,_NE_View.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93208414","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartecay_Methodist_Church_and_Cemetery","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28454859"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/gilmer-county/cartecay-methodist-church-and-cemetery-01000383/"}