{"nrhp_refnum":"73000640","name":"Brahe House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"456 Telfair St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Augusta","county":"Richmond County","state":"GA","lat":33.46929974200003,"lon":-81.96010448399994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-04-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story Greek Revival Sand Hills Cottage with a full English basement at 456 Telfair Street, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, built in 1850 by Frederick Adolphus Brahe.","why_significant":"The house is significant for its architecture, with a full English basement that makes it unusual in an area of townhouse-style homes of the period. It also reflects the Brahe family, Augusta silversmiths, who kept it until 1968, and it was the first house in Augusta wired for electricity.","narrative":"Built in 1850 by Frederick Adolphus Brahe, this house at 456 Telfair Street in Augusta combines the Sand Hills Cottage form with Greek Revival detailing. A full English basement of solid brick supports two frame stories and an attic with dormers. This feature set it apart from the traditional townhouses of its neighborhood. Interior details include eleven-foot ceilings on the first floor, a papier-mache ceiling, sliding pocket doors, and original gas chandeliers. The house was also the first in Augusta to have electric lights. Brahe came from Albany, New York, and worked as a silversmith and city clock tender; his son continued the business as Brahe's Jewelers. The family held the house until 1968, when it was deeded to the Augusta Museum. Later changes include rear additions, asbestos shingles, and a replacement wooden basement floor from 1910. Part of the house serves as a small museum, and a fuller restoration was planned.","period_of_significance":"1850 (19th Century)","architect_builder":"Frederick Adolphus Brahe (builder)","architectural_style":"Sand Hills Cottage, Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in good condition and slightly altered; it contains a small museum open by special arrangement, with restoration planned.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:40.149748-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/73000640.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73000640/4e1949f542-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73000640/4e1949f542-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Gwringle","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brahe_House,_front_view..JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Gwringle</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:Brahe_House,_front_view..JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"04000515","name":"Augusta Downtown Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/georgia/augusta-downtown-historic-district-04000515/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93209349","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahe_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q38251798"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/richmond-county/brahe-house-73000640/"}