{"nrhp_refnum":"69000051","name":"Wells-Bagley House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"22 6th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Columbus","county":"Muscogee County","state":"GA","lat":32.456532039000024,"lon":-84.99355296599998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1969-07-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A wood-frame house with scored stucco, dated to 1840, originally at 744 Front Avenue in Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia. It was moved in May 1969 to 22 Sixth Street.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house has more architectural than historical significance. It is a modified Greek Revival design said to be indigenous to Columbus, and consultant Carl Feiss judged it 'must be preserved at all cost'. The move was made to protect it from commercial zoning.","narrative":"This wood-frame house in Columbus, Georgia, dates to about 1840 and is covered in stucco scored to look like stone. It is built in a modified Greek Revival style described as indigenous to Columbus. A pyramidal roof is supported by large columns on two sides, each measuring 46 inches around. The plan has four original rooms and a central hall, with a later room added at the left rear. The large front door is framed by sidelights and a transom, and dentil molding runs above the columns. Consultant Carl Feiss, in his inventory of Columbus buildings, said it must be preserved at all cost. For 129 years the house stood at Front Avenue and Eighth Street overlooking the Chattahoochee River. Francis Marion Bagley bought the Wells residence around 1900. In 1969 Historic Columbus Foundation moved it to Sixth Street to protect it from commercial zoning, hoping a buyer would restore it. The nomination stresses architectural value over historical importance.","period_of_significance":"1840","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Modified Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Moved in May 1969 by Historic Columbus Foundation to 22 Sixth Street, in hopes an interested party would buy and restore it. The form marks it unoccupied.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:41.420538-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/69000051.pdf"},"photo":null,"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/93209152","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134398069"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/muscogee-county/wells-bagley-house-69000051/"}