{"nrhp_refnum":"80001041","name":"Fannin, Oliver P., House","other_names":["Turner House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Cedartown St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cave Spring","county":"Floyd County","state":"GA","lat":34.104627547000064,"lon":-85.33682007199997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-06-19","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A mid-19th-century wood-frame residence on Cedartown Street in Cave Spring, Floyd County, Georgia, built around 1850 for James Sanders. It has a two-story octagonal center section with a conical roof flanked by one-story wings.","why_significant":"Architecturally, the house is an idiosyncratic, highly vernacularized interpretation of Jefferson's Monticello, with an octagonal center that also echoes the Octagon style, and it is apparently unparalleled in Georgia. Educationally, it was the home of Oliver P. Fannin, first principal of the Georgia School for the Deaf, and later of Alfred J. King, principal of the Hearn Academy.","narrative":"Built around 1850 for James Sanders, this wood-frame house on Cedartown Street in Cave Spring has an unusual form: a two-story octagonal center section under a conical roof, flanked by lower one-story wings with gable roofs and exterior end chimneys. A pedimented portico shelters the front entrance, which has a trabeated doorway with side and transom lights. The walls are covered in weatherboards, and a rear ell extends behind. The design is described as a highly vernacularized take on Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, with a central section that also resembles the mid-19th-century Octagon style, while the wings follow traditional building practices. It is apparently unparalleled in Georgia. The house is also tied to local education. Oliver P. Fannin, a teacher at the Hearn Academy and the first principal of the Georgia School for the Deaf, lived here, and it was later the home of Alfred J. King, principal of the Hearn Academy. It is currently used as a rental residence.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Vernacular interpretation of Jefferson's Monticello with Octagon style influence","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as current use: rental/residence.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:41.330757-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/80001041.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"80001055","name":"Rolator Park Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/georgia/rolator-park-historic-district-80001055/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93206016","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/floyd-county/fannin-oliver-p-house-80001041/"}