{"nrhp_refnum":"73000647","name":"Ross, John, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Lake Ave. and Spring St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Rossville","county":"Walker County","state":"GA","lat":34.975067083000056,"lon":-85.28468141299999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-11-07","is_nhl":true,"nhl_designated_date":"1973-11-07","areas_of_significance":["Native American","Politics/Government","Social History"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story square-timbered log house in Rossville, Walker County, Georgia, associated with Cherokee chief John Ross. It was moved from its original site to a wooded parklike setting near Lake Avenue and Spring Street.","why_significant":"The house was the home of John Ross, the most prominent Cherokee chief, who led the Cherokee Nation as principal chief from 1828 until removal in 1839 and opposed the removal treaties. Ross moved here after Georgia's confiscatory acts of 1830 and led protests against the expulsion. He also led his people west on the Trail of Tears and served as a Creek War hero and statesman.","narrative":"This two-story square-timbered log house in Rossville, Georgia, is tied to John Ross, the Cherokee leader who served as principal chief from 1828 until removal in 1839. Ross moved here after Georgia's confiscatory acts of 1830 forced him out of his fine home on the Coosa River near Rome. The log house has lime plaster chinking later replaced with cement, a shaked roof, two outside stone chimneys, and porches front and back. A breezeway divides two rooms on the first floor, and three rooms sit above. It has been moved a few hundred yards from its original spot among stores and luncheonettes to a wooded, parklike setting. Ross, a hero of Horseshoe Bend in the Creek War, championed Cherokee self-government and the 1827 constitution. He led delegations protesting expulsion and guided his people west on the Trail of Tears. He later led the united Cherokee Nation in the West until 1862. The house is significant for its link to these political events of 1830 to 1838.","period_of_significance":"1830-1838","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition listed as excellent, very slightly altered, and moved from its original site; a 1973 Interior listing describes it as a private residence not open to the public.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:40.506889-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/73000647_NHL.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73000647/8a0b1a5808-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73000647/8a0b1a5808-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Andrew Jameson","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:JohnRossHouseRossvileGA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Andrew Jameson</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:JohnRossHouseRossvileGA.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"66000274","name":"Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/georgia/chickamauga-and-chattanooga-national-military-park-66000274/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93206813","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ross_House_(Rossville,_Georgia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14686678"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/walker-county/ross-john-house-73000647/"}