{"nrhp_refnum":"77000439","name":"Bullard-Hart House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1408 3rd Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Columbus","county":"Muscogee County","state":"GA","lat":32.47315907500007,"lon":-84.98881159099994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1977-07-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Science","Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A frame two-and-one-half story Second Empire house at 1408 Third Avenue in Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, begun in 1887 and completed in 1890 for Dr. William Lewis Bullard. It was designed by L. E. Thornton and Company of New York.","why_significant":"The house is presented as an outstanding Second Empire residence with elaborate Victorian interior details and unusual innovations, including a three-story unsupported staircase and early electricity. It is also tied to Dr. Bullard, a prominent throat specialist, and to the Blackmar family, and it hosted figures such as Franklin D. Roosevelt. The form evaluates its significance at the state level.","narrative":"Dr. William Lewis Bullard, an eye, ear, nose and throat specialist, built this Second Empire house at 1408 Third Avenue in Columbus for his wife and three daughters. Begun in 1887 and finished in 1890, it was designed by L. E. Thornton and Company of New York and built by Jackson and Tinsley. The frame house has a mansard roof with slate tiles, a columned entrance portico and bay windows. Inside, the halls are finished with embossed wall coverings, pressed leather and tin, parquet floors and a three-story unsupported staircase. The house reportedly was the first in the city with electricity, and its gas chandeliers were wired for both. Franklin D. Roosevelt visited often and gave a radio talk from the parlor. Few changes have been made: the ballroom became bedrooms, a porch was enclosed, and some painted finishes were covered. The nomination warned that nearby commercial development threatened the property.","period_of_significance":"1890","architect_builder":"L.E. Thornton and Co., N.Y. (designer); builders Jackson and Tinsley; decorated by LeRolle Co. of New York","architectural_style":"Second Empire","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as little altered and in fair condition, occupied as the home of the Columbus Museum of Arts and Crafts curator; commercial development nearby was cited as a threat.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:40.292971-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/77000439.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/77000439/9c022e20bf-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/77000439/9c022e20bf-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Blastoids","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bullard-Hart_House.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Blastoids</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:Bullard-Hart_House.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"04000669","name":"High Uptown Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/georgia/high-uptown-historic-district-04000669/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93209069","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullard-Hart_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4996671"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/muscogee-county/bullard-hart-house-77000439/"}