{"nrhp_refnum":"76000614","name":"Ware-Lyndon House","other_names":["Lyndon House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"293 Hoyt St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Athens","county":"Clarke County","state":"GA","lat":33.96397979500006,"lon":-83.37631193399994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1976-03-15","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick house in the late Greek Revival style with Italianate bracket detailing, built around 1850 on a knoll at 293 Hoyt Street in Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, for physician Edward R. Ware.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is the only remaining home in its original location in what was once a fashionable residential area of Athens. It is well known to generations of Athenians and has served several uses. It also illustrates the reuse of an existing structure for public recreation while preserving local history and architecture.","narrative":"Built around 1850 on a knoll overlooking Athens, Georgia, this two-story brick house combines late Greek Revival design with delicate Italianate brackets under the eaves. The three-bay front has a one-story porch across its width, floor-length first-floor windows with heavy entablatures, and a framed doorway with sidelights and a seven-light transom. Inside, a central hall holds the main stairway, parlors on the east side are joined by sliding doors and have the only ornate cornice work, and all mantels are marble. Edward R. Ware, a prominent physician, was the first owner, and his plantation ran to the Oconee River. His children sold the property in 1880 to Edward S. Lyndon, a druggist and millwork company owner. The city bought it in 1939 for recreational use. It is considered significant as the only remaining house in its original location in a once fashionable residential area, and as a well-known local landmark.","period_of_significance":"c.1850","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late Greek Revival with Italianate elements","criteria":[],"status_note":"Owned by the City of Athens Parks and Recreation and open to the public; described as altered but frugally maintained, with a new recreation building and facilities being added nearby.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:41.23595-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/76000614.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76000614/7e44c94e0e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76000614/7e44c94e0e-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"GAgayle","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ware-Lyndon_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">GAgayle</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:Ware-Lyndon_House.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"72000379","name":"Old North Campus, University of Georgia","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/georgia/old-north-campus-university-of-georgia-72000379/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93207510","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ware%E2%80%93Lyndon_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17033292"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/clarke-county/ware-lyndon-house-76000614/"}