{"nrhp_refnum":"02001215","name":"Sullivan-Hillyer House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"309 E. Second Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Rome","county":"Floyd County","state":"GA","lat":34.25013687400008,"lon":-85.17143994499997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2002-10-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick gabled ell house with Italianate features at 309 East Second Avenue in Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, built between 1860 and 1869 (c.1868), likely by Dr. Eben Hillyer and his wife Georgia.","why_significant":"The house is significant under Criterion C in architecture as an excellent example of a gabled ell house built in the Italianate style. Italianate houses are relatively rare in Georgia because of the popularity of Greek Revival and the effects of the Civil War on construction. Gabled ell houses are also uncommon: only 258 of over 57,000 resources in the state survey are of this type.","narrative":"Located north of downtown Rome, Georgia, this two-story brick house at 309 East Second Avenue was built between 1860 and 1869, most likely around 1868 by Dr. Eben Hillyer, a physician, and his wife Georgia. It is a gabled ell house with Italianate details, including a low hipped roof, wide eaves on decorative brackets, and tall one-over-one windows. Its irregular interior plan retains original floors, trim, ceilings and built-in furniture. Italianate houses are uncommon in Georgia, and gabled ell houses of this size are rare, making up only 258 of more than 57,000 surveyed resources. Members of the Hillyer family lived here for almost 50 years. Rear additions were made in the 1920s, and the building became a three-unit apartment house in the late 1940s. After decades of deterioration, it was rehabilitated in the late 1990s and now serves as law offices. It was recognized for its architecture at the local level.","period_of_significance":"c.1868-1952","architect_builder":"unknown","architectural_style":"Late Victorian/Italianate","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Rehabilitated in the late 1990s and certified for the tax incentive program in 1999; currently used as law offices.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:42.711524-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/02001215.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02001215/19a352a082-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02001215/19a352a082-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Jerrye &amp; Roy Klotz, MD","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SULLIVAN_HILLYER_HOUSE,_ROME,_FLOYD_COUNTY,_GA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jerrye &amp;amp; Roy Klotz, MD</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SULLIVAN_HILLYER_HOUSE,_ROME,_FLOYD_COUNTY,_GA.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"83000193","name":"Between the Rivers Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/georgia/between-the-rivers-historic-district-83000193/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93208013","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134304886"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/floyd-county/sullivan-hillyer-house-02001215/"}