{"nrhp_refnum":"73000624","name":"Jarrell Plantation","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"6 mi. E of East Juliette off Dames Ferry Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"East Juliette","county":"Jones County","state":"GA","lat":33.05206919700004,"lon":-83.72490407399994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-05-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Social History","Agriculture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A seven-acre complex of farm buildings, with the nearby family residence also included, on Dames Ferry Road about 6 miles east of East Juliette in Jones County, Georgia, within the Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge. The buildings date from about 1847 to the World War I era and later.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as a nearly perfectly preserved, self-sustaining farm representing 19th and 20th century agrarian life. It holds what is described as the most complete collection of farm implements, machinery and tools known in Georgia. The buildings are valued as typical Georgia farm structures rather than as architectural showpieces, and the mill complex is called its most fascinating feature.","narrative":"Jarrell Plantation is a farm complex in Jones County, Georgia, about 6 miles east of East Juliette and surrounded by the Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge. Its buildings run from a farmhouse of about 1847, built by John Jarrell, through structures raised by his son Benjamin Richard Jarrell and his sons up to the World War I era. All are simple wooden buildings made from timber grown, sawn and planed on the farm. A mill complex of gin house, saw mill, engine house and boiler house runs from a single steam engine, and a blacksmith shop, barn, syrup evaporator and implement house hold a large collection of tools and machinery. The nomination describes this as the most complete such collection known in Georgia. The farm operated until about World War II, and the family offered seven acres to the State to be kept near operating condition so that early agrarian methods would not be lost. The 1914-16 family residence is included as part of the property.","period_of_significance":"c.1847 to World War I era","architect_builder":"John Jarrell (c.1847 farmhouse); Benjamin Richard Jarrell and his sons (later buildings)","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition and unaltered on its original site. No longer farmed; the Jarrell family offered seven acres to the State of Georgia for development as a historic site. The 1914-16 residence is still the family home.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:40.287174-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/73000624.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73000624/c8213bd762-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73000624/c8213bd762-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Dsdugan","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:15_21_70_jarrell_entrance.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Dsdugan</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:15_21_70_jarrell_entrance.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93208751","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarrell_Plantation","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14686676"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/jones-county/jarrell-plantation-73000624/"}