{"nrhp_refnum":"69000047","name":"Goetchius-Wellborn House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"405 Broadway","address_restricted":false,"city":"Columbus","county":"Muscogee County","state":"GA","lat":32.453937076000045,"lon":-84.99370621099996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1969-07-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Social History"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A house begun in 1839 by architect and builder Richard Rose Goetchius in Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia. It was moved from its original site at 204 11th Street to 405 Broadway.","why_significant":"The nomination points to the house's architectural character, resembling houses in the Garden District of New Orleans, with detailing such as carved cornices, ceiling medallions and stained glass. It also notes its link to Goetchius, a successful architect and builder, and to one family's ownership for about 125 years. It received a number one rating in the 1967 Historic Columbus Building Inventory.","narrative":"Begun in 1839, this Columbus, Georgia house was built by Richard Rose Goetchius, a New York-born architect and builder, for his bride Mary Anne Bennett. Its design resembles houses in the Garden District of New Orleans. A wide front veranda once had wrought-iron lacework, later replaced with wooden columns and bannisters, but the interior keeps fine detail: a wide center hall with stained glass around the front door, high ceilings, carved cornices, and carving over the arch and the double parlor doors. Ornamental scroll medallions decorate the ceilings of the entrance hall and both parlors. The Goetchius children were born in the house, and it stayed in the family for roughly 125 years. Because its site had become valuable commercial property, the house was moved to 405 Broadway to preserve it, then restored for use as a period restaurant. A 1967 local building inventory gave it a number one rating.","period_of_significance":"1839","architect_builder":"Richard Rose Goetchius","architectural_style":"Similar to New Orleans Garden District houses","criteria":[],"status_note":"Moved to 405 Broadway for restoration; a later update reports its present use as a restaurant and that no changes were made.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:40.795953-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/69000047.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/69000047/10f04d3a9f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/69000047/10f04d3a9f-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Blastoids","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Goetchius-Wellborn_House.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Blastoids</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Goetchius-Wellborn_House.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"69000045","name":"Columbus Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/georgia/columbus-historic-district-69000045/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93209092","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134397899"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/muscogee-county/goetchius-wellborn-house-69000047/"}