{"nrhp_refnum":"73000615","name":"Wormsloe Plantation","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Isle of Hope and Long Island","address_restricted":false,"city":"Savannah","county":"Chatham County","state":"GA","lat":31.965024808500033,"lon":-81.07036690714945,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-04-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Military","Politics/Government","Architecture","Agriculture"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Wormsloe Plantation is a historic estate district on the Isle of Hope and Long Island in metropolitan Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, founded by colonist Noble Jones, who leased the land in 1736. It includes tabby fortified house ruins, a later house with gardens, a library, and a Confederate earthwork.","why_significant":"The nomination argues that Wormsloe was established by an original English colonist and has stayed with the same family for over 200 years. It remained largely unaltered as a country estate and experimental farm. The tabby fortified house is described as one of few remaining examples of fortified domestic architecture in coastal Georgia. The estate also has Civil War associations and a notable family library.","narrative":"Wormsloe Plantation is a large coastal estate on the Isle of Hope near Savannah, Georgia, with a smaller tract on Long Island. Noble Jones, one of the original English colonists, leased the land in 1736 and developed it as a country estate and experimental farm rather than a typical crop plantation. Around 1739 he built a tabby fortified house enclosed by an eight-foot wall with corner bastions; about a quarter of the wall still stands. The grounds also hold a house begun in 1828 and much altered since, extensive gardens, a 1907 library, a Confederate earthwork, and a mile-long avenue of oaks. Five generations of the family worked in medicine, politics and history, and built a major collection of historical books. The estate was listed for its agricultural, architectural, military and conservation importance, and for the survival of its natural landscape. Much of the land was being transferred to the state for preservation.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as a private residence with the main house, library and gardens to remain with the family, while about 800 acres including the fort ruins were being transferred to the State of Georgia. Condition is marked fair, with some ruins.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:41.323032-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/73000615.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73000615/e73fd17952-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73000615/e73fd17952-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Jami430","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wormsloe_Historic_Site,_July_2016_4.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jami430</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:Wormsloe_Historic_Site,_July_2016_4.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93207375","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wormsloe_Historic_Site","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8036892"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/chatham-county/wormsloe-plantation-73000615/"}