{"nrhp_refnum":"80001021","name":"Carroll, John M., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Park St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cave Spring","county":"Floyd County","state":"GA","lat":34.10254714600006,"lon":-85.33967917299998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-06-19","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story mid-19th-century wood-frame house on Park Street in Cave Spring, Floyd County, Georgia, built in the late 1850s for John M. Carroll.","why_significant":"The form cites architectural significance for a highly original eclectic design blending Georgian form, Federal/Greek Revival entry and Italianate details. It also cites industry, as the home of a founder of the Carroll-Richardson gristmill, and education, for use as a Hearn Academy dormitory from 1920 to 1927. A later reviewer comment disagreed with the industry and education areas.","narrative":"Built in the late 1850s by John M. Carroll, this two-story wood-frame house on Park Street in Cave Spring sits on level ground near a creek at the edge of town. It is nearly square, with a low hip roof, two interior chimneys, weatherboard siding and a recessed two-story front porch framed by columns. Paired brackets, paneled corner pilasters and a hanging balcony add detail. The design mixes Georgian layout, transitional Federal and Greek Revival entry features, and Italianate touches, which the form attributes to small-town builders combining tradition, pattern books and current fashion. Carroll was a founder of the nearby Carroll-Richardson gristmill, begun in 1857. From 1920 to 1927 the Georgia Baptist Convention owned the house and used it as a dormitory for Hearn Academy; the rear burned during that time. The house remains a residence in good condition.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Mid-19th-century Eclectic (Georgian form, Federal/Greek Revival, Italianate details)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Used as a residence and described as in good condition; altered in 1921 and 1958.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:40.411106-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/80001021.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80001021/d378c42067-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80001021/d378c42067-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"James R. Lockhart","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_M._Carroll_house,_Cave_Spring,_GA_NRHP.png\" rel=\"noopener\">James R. Lockhart</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:John_M._Carroll_house,_Cave_Spring,_GA_NRHP.png"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93205994","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_M._Carroll_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q85771621"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/floyd-county/carroll-john-m-house-80001021/"}