{"nrhp_refnum":"04000021","name":"Wilson-Finney-Land House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1750 Bethany Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Madison","county":"Morgan County","state":"GA","lat":33.57732335600008,"lon":-83.45359208499997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2004-02-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Politics/Government"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story frame house at 1750 Bethany Road southeast of Madison, Morgan County, Georgia, begun c.1805 by James Wilson as an I-house and later enlarged and restyled. The two-acre property also has a c.1910 garage, two quartz-lined wells, a birdbath and a quartz retaining wall.","why_significant":"The house is significant in architecture as a good example of a dwelling that evolved through distinct phases, with Greek Revival, Italianate and Craftsman features tied to successive owners. It is also significant in politics and government because it served as the interim Morgan County courthouse and the sheriff's residence in 1808 and 1809.","narrative":"Southeast of Madison in Morgan County, Georgia, this two-story weatherboard house began about 1805 as an I-house built by James Wilson, who drew the land in the 1805 land lottery. It once served as the main house of a cotton plantation of more than 3,500 acres, though the lot is now two acres. In 1808 and 1809 the house hosted the county's courts and was the home of sheriff Abraham McAfee, before a courthouse was built in Madison. Later owners reshaped it. James Finney added Greek Revival and Italianate elements, including the entrance surround, corner pilasters and bracketed eaves. Cinncinatus Land carried out Craftsman-style work around 1927, including the wrap-around porch with square columns on brick piers. Rear additions form an L and then a square mass. The property also includes a c.1910 garage, two quartz-lined wells, a quartz birdbath and a quartz retaining wall. Its distinct building phases and its brief role as a courthouse support its listing.","period_of_significance":"c.1805-1953","architect_builder":"James Wilson","architectural_style":"Greek Revival, Italianate, Craftsman; I-house","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still in use as a single dwelling, with a garage, wells, birdbath and wall; the form describes a full-scale sensitive renovation begun in 1998.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:43.203977-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/04000021.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04000021/d6e1715596-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04000021/d6e1715596-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Cynthia Jennings","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Front_View_of_Wilson-Finney-Land_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Cynthia Jennings</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:Front_View_of_Wilson-Finney-Land_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93209045","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilson%E2%80%93Finney%E2%80%93Land_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q85815857"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/morgan-county/wilson-finney-land-house-04000021/"}