{"nrhp_refnum":"72000405","name":"Gilbert-Alexander House","other_names":["Fairfield Plantation"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"116 Alexander Dr.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Washington","county":"Wilkes County","state":"GA","lat":33.741237037000076,"lon":-82.73708796899996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1972-04-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Art","Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick Federal style house, also known as Fairfield Plantation, at 116 Alexander Drive in Washington, Wilkes County, Georgia. The central section was built in 1808, with a brick wing added c. 1823 and a wooden addition in the 1830s.","why_significant":"The house is described as one of the three earliest brick houses in Georgia's piedmont area, and it has been owned and occupied by one family and its descendants since 1808. It retains most of its original exterior and interior Federal style detail and many distinguished family possessions. It was also the home of a prominent Georgia family descended from early Wilkes County settlers.","narrative":"Set on a fifty-two-acre tract in north Washington, Georgia, this two-story brick Federal style house began in 1808 as a side-hall plan built by Felix H. Gilbert. A brick wing was added around 1823 and a wooden addition in the 1830s. Details include Palladian windows in the gable ends, dentil cornices, twelve-light sash windows, and a two-story Doric porch. Inside, plaster medallions, reeded pilasters, carved mantels and painted, grained woodwork survive. The original brick kitchen, smoke house and carriage house remain in the yard, along with a family graveyard. The house is regarded as one of the three earliest brick houses in Georgia's piedmont and has been owned by one family and its descendants since its completion. Gilbert's daughter Sarah married Adam Leopold Alexander, and their son Edward Porter Alexander became a Confederate brigadier general. Family portraits by Nathaniel Jocelyn and other heirlooms remain in the house.","period_of_significance":"19th Century (specific dates 1808, c. 1823, c. 1830)","architect_builder":"Felix H. Gilbert (builder of the oldest part of the house)","architectural_style":"Federal","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed in good condition, occupied as a private residence; original kitchen, smoke house and carriage house still stand, and restoration of the parlor ceilings is planned.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:39.9651-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/72000405.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72000405/37e5b6aecc-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72000405/37e5b6aecc-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Blastoids","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gilbert-Alexander_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:Gilbert-Alexander_House.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"04001319","name":"Washington Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/georgia/washington-historic-district-04001319/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93209955","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134466995"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/wilkes-county/gilbert-alexander-house-72000405/"}