{"nrhp_refnum":"04000338","name":"Spring Place Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Approx. 2.5 mi. W of Chatsworth, E of jct. of GA 52 A and GA 225","address_restricted":false,"city":"Spring Place","county":"Murray County","state":"GA","lat":34.761417921500055,"lon":-84.8176755511109,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2005-01-04","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Historic - Non-Aboriginal","Architecture","Education","European","Native American","Exploration/Settlement","Religion"],"significance_levels":["state","local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small rural crossroads community historic district at Spring Place in Murray County, northwest Georgia, about two and a half miles west of Chatsworth. It includes houses, a church, a school, a former jail, a store, an archaeological site of a Moravian mission, traces of the Old Federal Road, and the previously listed Vann House.","why_significant":"The district grew around an early 19th-century Moravian mission, the Old Federal Road, and the Cherokee chief James Vann's holdings, and later served as the Murray County seat until it moved to Chatsworth. It holds a varied collection of houses from the early 1800s to the 1950s that show statewide architectural styles and house types. The mission site is archaeologically documented.","narrative":"Spring Place is a small crossroads community in Murray County, Georgia, southwest of Chatsworth. It developed around a Moravian mission established by 1801 and the Old Federal Road, and it grew around the holdings of Cherokee chief James Vann, whose brick Federal-style house of about 1803-1805 survives as a state-run museum. Laid out in the 1830s on a gridiron plan, the town served as the Murray County seat until the courthouse moved to Chatsworth with its railroad in the early 20th century. The district has 35 contributing and 29 noncontributing resources. Houses date from the early 1800s to the 1950s and show Greek Revival, Queen Anne, Folk Victorian and Craftsman styles, along with house types such as the I-house, Georgian cottage and American Small House. Other landmarks include an 1875 Methodist church, an 1890 Italianate jail, a 1924 school, and a brick commercial store. The Moravian mission site was located through archaeological survey and has interpretive signage.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Federal, Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, Prairie, Bungalow/Craftsman, Folk Victorian, and vernacular house types","criteria":[],"status_note":"Most houses remain residences. The former Methodist church houses a historical society office, the former jail is a residence, the school is a retirement home, and the Jones Store is a church. The Moravian mission site is a grass field, partly cultivated, with interpretive signage.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:42.822212-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/04000338.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93209059","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q141782198"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/murray-county/spring-place-historic-district-04000338/"}