{"nrhp_refnum":"72000409","name":"Poplar Corner","other_names":["Prince-Pope-Simpson-Stephens House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"210 W. Liberty St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Washington","county":"Wilkes County","state":"GA","lat":33.734292296000035,"lon":-82.74292740699997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1972-04-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story white clapboard house at 210 West Liberty Street in Washington, Wilkes County, Georgia, begun in 1810 and enlarged in stages through 1905. It is also known as the Prince-Pope-Simpson-Stephens House.","why_significant":"The nomination argues that it is the only fully developed Beaux-arts classical revival building in Washington. A monumental Corinthian portico added in 1905 to a Victorian-remodeled Federal house reflects the revival that followed the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. It has also been home to several prominent local families.","narrative":"Poplar Corner is a large white clapboard house on West Liberty Street in Washington, Georgia, that grew in stages over nearly a century. Oliver Hillhouse Prince built the Federal style front section in 1810. In 1825 Alexander Pope added a four-room rear section made from the old 1785 Wilkes County courthouse, which he had bought for its lumber. William Simpson, who bought the property in 1873 and named it for a crooked-limbed poplar on the lot, covered the exterior with Victorian brackets and porches in the 1880s. His son, Dr. Robert Simpson, added the monumental Corinthian portico in 1905, giving the house its Beaux-arts appearance. It is described as the only fully developed Beaux-arts classical revival building in Washington. Inside, Federal sunburst mantels and a curving stair survive alongside a High Victorian dining room. The house has sheltered several prominent local families and still sits on spacious gardens.","period_of_significance":"19th and 20th centuries; specific dates 1810, 1825, 1874, 1905","architect_builder":"Oliver Hillhouse Prince (built 1810 front section); Alexander Pope (1825 addition); William Simpson (1880s Victorian renovations); Robert Simpson (1905 portico)","architectural_style":"Beaux-arts classical revival over a Federal style core with Victorian details","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed in good condition, altered, occupied as a private residence.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:40.173257-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/72000409.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72000409/c8371897f1-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72000409/c8371897f1-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Jud McCranie","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Poplar_Corner,_Washington,_GA,_US_(2).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jud McCranie</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Poplar_Corner,_Washington,_GA,_US_(2).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/93209973","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134467031"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/wilkes-county/poplar-corner-72000409/"}