{"nrhp_refnum":"08000353","name":"Carlyle-Blakey Farm","other_names":["Marion Carlyle Farm","Ernest Blakely Farm"],"category":"site","location":{"address":"568 GA 211 NW.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Winder","county":"Barrow County","state":"GA","lat":34.01124599550005,"lon":-83.76085184714717,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2008-04-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Conservation"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A roughly 129-acre farm site about three miles northwest of Winder in Barrow County, Georgia, with pastures, fields, two ponds, a creek and two house sites. Its landscape was reshaped on May 12, 1948, during a one-day soil conservation demonstration.","why_significant":"The farm is argued to be a rare, intact example of an agricultural conservation project demonstrating erosion control, crop diversification and modern farming methods of the mid-20th century. The 1948 Master Conservation Field Day, with about 700 men and over 200 machines, turned eroded land into a productive farm and drew widespread publicity. Fence lines, ponds, water channels and terracing from that day are still visible.","narrative":"Located about three miles northwest of Winder, this Barrow County farm covers roughly 129 acres of pasture, fields, woods, two ponds and a creek. Its present look comes from a single day, May 12, 1948, when the badly eroded, worn-out farm of Marion Carlyle and his nephew Ernest Blakey hosted a Master Conservation Field Day. About 700 men operated more than 200 pieces of machinery to terrace fields, fill gullies, build ponds, fence pastures and erect a metal equipment barn. Sponsors included the Oconee River Soil Conservation District, The Atlanta Journal and Winder civic clubs, and an estimated 50,000 to 60,000 spectators attended. Afterward the farm yielded more with fewer workers and shifted from cotton toward dairy production. Fence lines, pond locations, water channels and terraces from 1948 remain visible today. The farm is recognized for its agricultural and conservation importance as a designed landscape. Only the 1948 metal barn counts as a contributing building.","period_of_significance":"1948","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Currently used for cattle grazing and hay, with fields in ground cover; one contributing metal equipment barn from 1948, with other buildings noncontributing.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:43.601125-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/08000353.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93206911","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlyle-Blakey_Farm","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q85750705"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/barrow-county/carlyle-blakey-farm-08000353/"}