{"nrhp_refnum":"76000638","name":"Cheely-Coleman House","other_names":["Coleman House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"S of Jewell off GA 123 at Ogeechee River","address_restricted":false,"city":"Jewell","county":"Hancock County","state":"GA","lat":33.25118234650003,"lon":-82.76011995902886,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1976-10-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story frame dogtrot-plan house built c.1820-25 near the Ogeechee River shoals in Hancock County, Georgia, on about 55 acres of woods and farmland. It features an inset two-story portico with Ionic columns over Doric columns.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is nationally significant for its architecture, as a refined evolution of the basic dogtrot log cabin plan and the only one of this design in Georgia. It is also tied to the Coleman and Cheely families, the county's early industrial development, and Sherman's march through Georgia, when General Kilpatrick used it as headquarters in 1864.","narrative":"Built around 1820-25 near the Ogeechee River shoals in Hancock County, this two-story frame house grew out of the simple dogtrot cabin plan into something far more refined. An inset two-story portico, with Ionic columns set over Doric ones, marks the eastern front, and three different exterior chimneys distinguish the ends. The nomination describes it as the only house of this design in Georgia. Thomas Cheely, who assembled the surrounding land and built a gristmill on the shoals, probably had it built, and it stayed in the Cheely-Coleman family almost continuously until 1973. During Sherman's march in 1864, Major-General Judson Kilpatrick made it his headquarters; the house was spared, though nearby mills and livestock were destroyed. He engraved a verse on a bedroom wall. Changes made around 1940 included new flooring and brass hardware. Outbuildings once stood nearby, but only the house remains today.","period_of_significance":"1820-1825","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Dogtrot plan with primitive Classical details (Ionic over Doric columns)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in good condition and well maintained; unoccupied except for weekend outings, with some alterations made around 1940.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:41.00605-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/76000638.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93208596","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/hancock-county/cheely-coleman-house-76000638/"}