{"nrhp_refnum":"79000750","name":"Roberts-McGregor House","other_names":["McGregor, Charles E., House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Depot St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Warrenton","county":"Warren County","state":"GA","lat":33.407764737000036,"lon":-82.66205711399994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-08-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Landscape Architecture","Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large two-story stuccoed brick house with a basement on Depot Street in Warrenton, Warren County, Georgia, built between about 1835 and 1842 by Dr. Henry Lockhart and later given a Neo-classical portico.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is significant in architecture, landscape architecture and local history. It is a rare brick example of the transitional Federal/Greek Revival style, unusually large for a Georgia country town, and the longtime home of the locally and state-prominent Roberts and McGregor families. Its overgrown formal gardens add landscape interest.","narrative":"Set one block from the courthouse square in Warrenton, this two-story brick house with a basement was built between about 1835 and 1842 by Dr. Henry Lockhart, a farmer, state senator and physician. Bankrupt in 1847, he sold it to Jesse M. Roberts, who completed it. Its eighteen-inch clay-brick walls, stepped gables and double-end chimneys reflect the Federal style, while the doorway, central-hall plan, plasterwork and mantels show Greek Revival influence. Brick was seldom used for houses in Georgia at the time, and the house is unusually large for a country town. Major Charles E. McGregor, who married Roberts's daughter Mary Lou, added the monumental Neo-classical portico and redesigned the magnolia and boxwood gardens in the early twentieth century. McGregor served in the legislature and edited the local newspaper. His daughters lived in the house until 1966, when crumbling bricks made it unstable. The house has since stood unoccupied, with its gardens overgrown, awaiting restoration.","period_of_significance":"ca. 1835-1842","architect_builder":"Unknown (built by Dr. Henry Lockhart; completed by Jesse M. Roberts)","architectural_style":"Transitional Federal/Greek Revival, with 1920s Neo-classical portico","criteria":[],"status_note":"Unoccupied for many years with minimal restoration; the northwest corner deteriorated and was shored up, and the grounds are overgrown. The owner intended to restore it.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:41.071407-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/79000750.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"02000340","name":"Warrenton Downtown Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/georgia/warrenton-downtown-historic-district-02000340/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93209865","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/warren-county/roberts-mcgregor-house-79000750/"}