{"nrhp_refnum":"02000713","name":"Callaway, Cason and Virginia, House","other_names":["Blue Springs","The Lodge"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"5929 GA 116","address_restricted":false,"city":"Hamilton","county":"Harris County","state":"GA","lat":32.753156991000054,"lon":-84.92723532372918,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2002-07-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Agriculture","Conservation"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 57-acre rural estate near Hamilton, Harris County, Georgia, centered on a rustic-style log lodge built in 1931 and designed by the Atlanta firm Ivey and Crook. It includes eight outbuildings, a 14-acre lake and seven lily pools.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is an outstanding example of the rustic style, which was rarely built in Georgia, and is modeled on Adirondack camps. It is also tied to Cason Callaway, a textile executive whose homeplace hosted figures such as Franklin Roosevelt. It is significant in architecture, agriculture and conservation.","narrative":"Set at the foot of the Pine Mountain ridge in Harris County, this 57-acre estate centers on a log lodge built in 1931 from pine felled on the property. Atlanta architects Ivey and Crook designed it in the manner of the Adirondack camps, with saddle-notched logs, granite chimneys and a great room finished in split logs. It began as a hunting lodge for Fuller E. Callaway, Jr., then became the permanent home of his brother Cason Callaway and his wife Virginia in the mid-1930s. Additions followed, including an enlarged kitchen, a bedroom wing in 1939 and an enclosed pool in 1955. The grounds hold a granite garage, guest cottage, servants quarters, rock office, tenant house, tennis court, Lake Ida and seven circular lily pools. The property is considered significant for its rare rustic architecture in Georgia, for its association with Cason Callaway, and for its agricultural and conservation history. Visitors included Franklin Roosevelt and other national figures.","period_of_significance":"1931-1948","architect_builder":"Ivey and Crook (architecture firm); Newman Lumber Company (builder)","architectural_style":"Other: rustic style","criteria":["A","B","C"],"status_note":"Current function is listed as a single dwelling; the servants quarters is used for storage and the garage laundry room as an office.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:43.170851-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/02000713.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93208621","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q141769072"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/harris-county/callaway-cason-and-virginia-house-02000713/"}