{"nrhp_refnum":"73000634","name":"Illges House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1428 2nd Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Columbus","county":"Muscogee County","state":"GA","lat":32.473988321000036,"lon":-84.98991027599999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-06-19","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A brick mansion at 1428 Second Avenue in Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, believed to have been built around 1850 by James A. Chapman in the area known as the \"high uptown.\"","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is a fine and unique local example of late Greek Revival architecture with Italianate influences, seen in its Corinthian portico, flying balcony, iron fencing and paired brackets. It is also tied to Abraham Illges, a businessman who helped found some eleven industrial companies. The nomination also notes it needed the protection that local landmark status would bring.","narrative":"Built around 1850 by James A. Chapman in Columbus's \"high uptown\" district, this five-bay brick mansion combines late Greek Revival form with Italianate details. Its front facade is stuccoed and scored to resemble stone, and it features a Corinthian portico, a flying balcony, pedimented windows, paired eave brackets and delicate ironwork, including a fence added in 1877. Originally an eight-room house with a central hall plan, it gained a kitchen, butler's pantry, back porch and downstairs bedroom when Abraham Illges bought it in 1877. Illges, a Pennsylvania native who arrived in Columbus in 1849, built a career in groceries, cotton and jute bagging and helped found some eleven industrial companies. His family lived in the house until 1946, and it returned to the family in 1958. Inside are marble mantels, carved woodwork, mirrored folding doors and a plaster ceiling medallion. Its distinctive classical front made it unique in Columbus.","period_of_significance":"19th Century (specific date c.1850)","architect_builder":"James A. Chapman (builder)","architectural_style":"Late Greek Revival with Italianate characteristics","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed in good condition, altered, on its original site, occupied and used 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 02:55:41.531202-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/73000634.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"04000669","name":"High Uptown Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/georgia/high-uptown-historic-district-04000669/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93209102","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134399398"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/muscogee-county/illges-house-73000634/"}