{"nrhp_refnum":"70000202","name":"Wilkins House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"387 S. Milledge Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Athens","county":"Clarke County","state":"GA","lat":33.951159078000046,"lon":-83.38655802299996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1970-05-19","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large Classic Revival mansion at 387 South Milledge Avenue in Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, begun in 1860 by Alfred L. Dearing and finished after the Civil War.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as one of the Dearing-built group of Greek Revival houses that shaped Milledge Avenue, and as a cultural landmark of Athens. It also cites the site's urban planning value and its association with banker John Julian Wilkins. The house shows over a century of architectural change, from Greek Revival to late 19th century neoclassical detail.","narrative":"Begun in 1860 by Alfred L. Dearing and completed after the Civil War, this mansion at 387 South Milledge Avenue in Athens is one of a group of houses the Dearing family built when Milledge Avenue was opened for development. Its most striking feature is a deep two-story porch wrapped by fluted Corinthian columns carrying a full classical entablature, set above a stuccoed English basement. The plan follows the pre-war Greek Revival type of four rooms off a center hall. Later remodelings added late 19th century neoclassical details and Eastlake-style chimney pieces with Minton tile hearths, installed after Professor Leon H. Charbonnier bought the house in 1886. John Julian Wilkins, a leading Athens banker, purchased it in 1909, and his name stays with the house. The nomination values it as a cultural landmark and as a key part of Milledge Avenue's character. A trust required its sale by 1970, and a plan proposed that the University of Georgia convert it into a cultural center.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Alfred L. Dearing (began building 1860)","architectural_style":"Classic Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed in fair condition and unoccupied, held in a trust that required sale by July 1, 1970; plans proposed its use as a university cultural center.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:40.807304-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/70000202.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/70000202/ebc4c149cd-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/70000202/ebc4c149cd-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"GAgayle","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wilkins_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">GAgayle</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:Wilkins_House.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"75000580","name":"Dearing Street Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/georgia/dearing-street-historic-district-75000580/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93207518","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilkins_House_(Athens,_Georgia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q85815558"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/clarke-county/wilkins-house-70000202/"}