{"nrhp_refnum":"74000701","name":"Singleton House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"SW of Eatonton off GA 16","address_restricted":false,"city":"Eatonton","county":"Putnam County","state":"GA","lat":33.300963781000064,"lon":-83.49711286399997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1974-10-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Agriculture","Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Greek Revival plantation house built c.1854 about seven miles west of Eatonton, near the Willard community in Putnam County, Georgia. It once served roughly 1500 acres of farmland.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it an outstanding example of a modest yet classically sophisticated plantation residence, originally owned by David and Rebecca Singleton. Its craftsmanship combines Greek Revival form with early Italianate touches such as round-headed second-story windows and wide eaves. It also reflects the plantation economy that supported the former village of Avelina, later Willard.","narrative":"Built around 1854, this Greek Revival plantation house sits seven miles west of Eatonton, near the Willard community in Putnam County. It is a story-and-a-half frame house with four exterior chimneys, a central pedimented portico with simple Doric columns, and tall entablatured windows. Two rear rooms were added soon after construction, giving it an L-shape. Inside, a central hall plan has four downstairs rooms, each seventeen feet square. The house was built for David and Rebecca Singleton, who bought land with money provided in her father's will and acquired much more in the district. Their plantation grew cotton and grains and helped support the farming village of Avelina, later renamed Willard. The builder, possibly a carpenter named Suiter, blended classical forms with early Italianate details such as round-headed upstairs windows and broad eaves. A Parisian plasterer reportedly made the ceiling medallions and cornices. After years of decline, the house was restored in the early 1970s.","period_of_significance":"19th Century (c.1854)","architect_builder":"Oral tradition names a man called Suiter as builder; the 1860 census lists a carpenter, S. J. Suiter. A Parisian plasterer reportedly made the plasterwork.","architectural_style":"Greek Revival, with Italianate Revival influences","criteria":[],"status_note":"Restored in the early 1970s after being run-down; described as in excellent condition, altered, and used as a private weekend-farm residence.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:40.261636-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/74000701.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93209302","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singleton_House_(Eatonton,_Georgia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7524104"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/putnam-county/singleton-house-74000701/"}