{"nrhp_refnum":"80001002","name":"Carmichael, J. H., Farm and General Store","other_names":["Carmichael House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"SE of Smyrna at 501 Log Cabin Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Smyrna","county":"Cobb County","state":"GA","lat":33.842176384000055,"lon":-84.48432643779685,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-06-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Historic - Non-Aboriginal","Politics/Government","Architecture","Agriculture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A roughly 38-acre farm and general store complex on Log Cabin Road southeast of Smyrna, Cobb County, Georgia, with a Victorian farmhouse built in 1884, a brick commercial building from 1914-1915, agricultural outbuildings and Civil War breastworks.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the complex is significant for its architecture, agriculture, commerce and local history. It is one of few such complexes in Cobb County to escape urban development. It also served as the agricultural and commercial center of its community and was the home of J.V. Carmichael, a 1946 candidate for governor.","narrative":"Located on Log Cabin Road near Smyrna, this 38-acre property combines a Victorian farmhouse, a brick commercial building, frame outbuildings, cleared fields, a wooded ravine with a rock springhouse, and Civil War breastworks. J.H. Carmichael moved his family from Atlanta in the early 1880s and built the house in 1884; it was enlarged around 1908. The Carmichael Building, finished in 1914-1915, housed the general store, which began in a small frame building in front of the house and served neighbors as a community gathering place. The family also ran a cotton gin and a wagon yard along the Dixie Highway, and donated land for a trolley line. The farm raised corn, sugar cane, beef and pork. The complex is notable for remaining intact amid suburban growth. It was also the home of James Vinson Carmichael, who ran for governor in 1946 and won the popular vote but lost under Georgia's county unit system.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899, 1900- (specific dates 1884, 1908)","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Victorian","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Occupied; the farm is partly cultivated, most outbuildings are in use though a few have deteriorated, and the Carmichael Building is rented for commercial use.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:41.088305-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/80001002.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93207563","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/cobb-county/carmichael-j-h-farm-and-general-store-80001002/"}