{"nrhp_refnum":"76000657","name":"Anderson House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"GA 44","address_restricted":false,"city":"Danburg","county":"Wilkes County","state":"GA","lat":33.86955948600007,"lon":-82.65431107399996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1976-09-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A late Greek Revival frame house with Victorian details in Danburg, Wilkes County, Georgia, built between 1865 and 1870 for John L. Anderson, a local merchant and planter.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is significant for its architecture and its place in local history just after the Civil War. It is the last in a sequence of four related houses in Wilkes and Lincoln Counties, showing the growing Victorian influence on late Greek Revival design. It also reflects the postwar prosperity of its builder-owner, John L. Anderson.","narrative":"Anderson House is a two-story, weatherboarded frame residence at the corner of State Highway 44 and the old Delhi or Muckleferry Road in Danburg, Wilkes County, Georgia. Built between 1865 and 1870 for John L. Anderson, a merchant and planter who bought the land in 1865, it combines late Greek Revival form with Victorian touches. A pedimented portico with four fluted Doric columns and a bracketed, latticed entablature marks the front. Inside, a wide central hall divides four square rooms on each floor. Reused roof planks carrying early wallpaper fragments, and local tradition of an older house on the site, add intrigue. The house is valued as the last of four related houses in Wilkes and Lincoln Counties that show a stylistic progression, probably influenced by a single master builder. Its lintels and gable returns echo the Chennault and Matthews Houses, while its lattice and brackets show Victorian influence after the Civil War.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899 (specific dates 1865-1870)","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late Greek Revival with Victorian details","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as occupied and used as a private residence; the rear facade has been altered with a kitchen and bathroom added.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:40.727639-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/76000657.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76000657/09daa6efd2-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76000657/09daa6efd2-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Jud McCranie","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anderson_house,_Wilkes_County,_GA,_US.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jud McCranie</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anderson_house,_Wilkes_County,_GA,_US.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93209939","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anderson_House_(Danburg,_Georgia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4754095"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/wilkes-county/anderson-house-76000657/"}