{"nrhp_refnum":"78000997","name":"Amis-Elder House","other_names":["Courtney B. Elder Place"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"W of Crawford on Elder Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Crawford","county":"Oglethorpe County","state":"GA","lat":33.81802946200003,"lon":-83.26510769399994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-08-02","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small two-story plain-style frame house with a one-story rear wing, built about 1805 on a farm near Crawford in Oglethorpe County, Georgia. It has exterior end chimneys and has been continuously occupied for roughly 170 years.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is significant mainly for its architecture, as a now-rare, relatively little altered early plain-style Southern house. Georgia examples from before the 1820s are very rare, and many of those that survive are deteriorated or spoiled by remodeling. It also reflects the life of small planters and later middle-class farmers, and it retains early wood-grain painting and fine Federal woodwork.","narrative":"Near Crawford in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, this two-story frame house dates to about 1805 and is an early example of the plain style once common across the South. It has two rooms up and three down, a one-story rear wing, and stepped brick end chimneys laid in American bond. Inside, wide pine boards, tall dadoes, six-panel doors and a Federal parlor mantel show the work of skilled craftsmen, and early wood-grain painting survives on doors and dadoes. The land was sold to Thomas Amis in 1810 and later passed through the Aycock and Elder families. Georgia houses of this type from before the 1820s are now rare, and this one has changed relatively little despite continuous occupation for about 170 years. Its architecture, along with what it shows of small planters and middle-class farmers, led to its listing. The house has since been extensively restored, and the nominated land was part of the original farm acquired in 1810.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Early plain-style (plantation plain) frame house with Federal interior detailing","criteria":[],"status_note":"Continuously occupied for about 170 years; the house was extensively restored after the nomination was submitted and was reported in good condition.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:41.214611-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/78000997.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93209210","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/oglethorpe-county/amis-elder-house-78000997/"}