{"nrhp_refnum":"73000648","name":"Davis-Edwards House","other_names":["Edwards House","Davis House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"238 N. Broad St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Monroe","county":"Walton County","state":"GA","lat":33.79725565500007,"lon":-83.71316194399998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-08-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story frame house at 238 North Broad Street in Monroe, Walton County, Georgia, built around 1830 in a plantation-plain style with simple Greek Revival features, with two brick outbuildings.","why_significant":"The house is significant as an example of Greek Revival architecture in Georgia, with details comparable to other houses in the area built in the 1830s. It was probably built by Benjamin Hammock, builder of the first Walton County Courthouse, and later belonged to prominent local citizens including lawyer and politician Charles D. Davis.","narrative":"Located at 238 North Broad Street in Monroe, this two-story frame house dates to about 1830 and shows plantation-plain design with simple Greek Revival features. It has an L-shaped plan, a central hall with a staircase, almost square rooms, chimneys on the exterior, and a pedimented gable treatment. Two brick outbuildings remain, including a probable kitchen. The house was altered around 1880 and again in 1930, and a later front porch with wing extensions changed its facade. Its builder and date are not documented, but the architectural details point to the 1830s, and Benjamin Hammock, who owned the property then and built the first Walton County Courthouse, is the likely builder. Later owners included Josiah Clark, Charles D. Davis, a lawyer and Georgia politician, and the Edwards family, who lived there until 1969. At the time of nomination the house stood unoccupied and deteriorated, and the Historical Society of Walton County was restoring it as a museum and historical center.","period_of_significance":"19th Century (specific date c. 1830)","architect_builder":"Probably Benjamin Hammock (builder, not documented)","architectural_style":"Plantation-plain with simple Greek Revival features","criteria":[],"status_note":"Unoccupied and somewhat deteriorated at the time of nomination; being restored by the Historical Society of Walton County for use as a museum and historical center.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:41.472535-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/73000648.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"83003623","name":"North Broad Street Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/georgia/north-broad-street-historic-district-83003623/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93209837","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134466037"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/walton-county/davis-edwards-house-73000648/"}