{"nrhp_refnum":"75000606","name":"Gatewood House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"6 mi. NE of Eatonton off GA 44","address_restricted":false,"city":"Eatonton","county":"Putnam County","state":"GA","lat":33.39484547100005,"lon":-83.30043972899995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1975-06-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Gatewood House is a two-story plain style plantation dwelling built c. 1805-1812, about six to seven miles northeast of Eatonton off Georgia Highway 44 in Putnam County, Georgia, near Lick Creek. It was built by John Keating, who drew the land in the 1805 land lottery.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is significant for its refined yet simple architecture and its survival, unaltered, for over 150 years. Its mantels, diamond-patterned brick chimneys and oak-grained doors are noted as unusual for early Georgia homes. It is also tied to early southern plantation history, the Gatewood family, and a local tradition involving William H. Seward, and it lies near Turnwold Plantation.","narrative":"Gatewood House is a two-story, beaded weatherboard plantation house in rural Putnam County, Georgia, built about 1805-1812 near Lick Creek, northeast of Eatonton. John Keating drew the land in the 1805 land lottery and built the house, which later passed through several owners. It was named for the Gatewood family, who owned it from 1839 until the 1920s. The house has a plain exterior with shed porches and two chimneys laid in an uncommon diamond-patterned brick bond. Inside are four rooms and a hall on each of two floors, wide pine floors, wainscoting, mahogany corner cabinets, and six mantels, including Adam-style reeding and molding in the drawing room. The nomination describes the house as unaltered since construction, though it had deteriorated before a recent purchase began its restoration. It was listed for its architectural quality and its link to early plantation life near Turnwold Plantation. The nominated area covers about 127 acres, including family cemetery plots.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"John Keating (original builder, per the statement of significance)","architectural_style":"Plain style","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as original and unaltered, in fair condition and in a bad state of repair over the past ten years; recently purchased, with restoration beginning. Listed as a private residence, work in progress, and unoccupied.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:40.435277-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/75000606.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93209297","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gatewood_House_(Eatonton,_Georgia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5527333"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/putnam-county/gatewood-house-75000606/"}