{"nrhp_refnum":"76000613","name":"Grady, Henry W., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"634 Prince Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Athens","county":"Clarke County","state":"GA","lat":33.97068475700007,"lon":-83.38856440699999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1976-05-11","is_nhl":true,"nhl_designated_date":"1976-05-11","areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Communications"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story Greek Revival frame house with a raised daylight basement at 634 Prince Avenue in Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, built in the mid-1840s by Gen. Robert Taylor, a planter and cotton merchant.","why_significant":"The house is the only known surviving residence associated with Henry W. Grady, the journalist and promoter of the \"New South\" idea who lived there as a youth. Grady's 1886 \"New South\" speech helped promote sectional reconciliation and Southern industrialization. The house is also a well-preserved example of mid-19th century Greek Revival architecture.","narrative":"Built in the mid-1840s for Gen. Robert Taylor, a wealthy planter and cotton merchant, this Greek Revival house on Prince Avenue in Athens, Georgia, is a white-painted frame dwelling with a raised basement. A two-story gallery wraps three sides, supported by thirteen fluted Doric columns. William S. Grady bought the house in 1863, and his son Henry W. Grady lived there until 1872. Henry later spoke often of his native town. Grady became managing editor of the Atlanta Constitution and a leading voice for Southern industrialization and North-South reconciliation, especially through his 1886 \"New South\" speech in New York. The house is the only known surviving residence tied to him. The city bought it in 1966, and a local group has restored it to its mid-19th century look with period furnishings. Outbuildings include the original kitchen, a stone smokehouse and a wellhouse, set among landscaped grounds with a boxwood garden.","period_of_significance":"1863-1872 (1863-1889)","architect_builder":"Robert Taylor","architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Owned by the City of Athens, leased to a local organization that restored it to its mid-19th century appearance; occupied and used as a museum, described as in excellent condition.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:40.598205-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/76000613_NHL.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76000613/8d1f558bd6-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76000613/8d1f558bd6-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Fred D. Nichols, Photographer","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:General_R._D._B._Taylor_House,_634_Prince_Avenue_(Athens,_Georgia).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Fred D. Nichols, Photographer</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:General_R._D._B._Taylor_House,_634_Prince_Avenue_(Athens,_Georgia).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93206752","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_W._Grady_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14686653"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/clarke-county/grady-henry-w-house-76000613/"}