{"nrhp_refnum":"80001043","name":"Ford, Joseph, House","other_names":["Highnote Home"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Love and Alabama Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cave Spring","county":"Floyd County","state":"GA","lat":34.10638473000006,"lon":-85.33673148799994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-06-19","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small one-story Greek Revival house at the corner of Love and Alabama Streets in Cave Spring, Floyd County, Georgia, built about 1850 for Joseph Ford as a residence.","why_significant":"It is one of a few small Greek Revival residences in the Cave Spring area and a good example of its style and type. It reflects the carpenter/builder tradition common in rural areas. It also represents the kind of dwelling first built by white settlers after the land opened to settlement in the 1830s, and its spot near the spring is typical of houses built before the town grid was laid out.","narrative":"Built around 1850 for Joseph Ford, this small Greek Revival house sits on a level lot beside the creek at the corner of Love and Alabama Streets in Cave Spring, Georgia. The one-story, wood-frame building has a gable roof, weatherboard siding, a rear ell and two interior chimneys. A central pedimented portico with two square columns shelters a full-width porch and a trabeated entry with side and transom lights. Inside, a central hall is flanked by a single room on each side, with additional rooms at the rear. It was listed for two reasons. Architecturally, it is one of a few small Greek Revival homes in the Cave Spring area and a good example of the carpenter/builder tradition found in rural communities. Historically, it represents the type of dwelling first built by white settlers after the land opened to settlement in the 1830s, with its position near the spring typical of houses that predate the town's gridiron plan. It remains in good condition and is used as a rental residence.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in good condition; current use is 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 02:55:41.465205-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/80001043.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80001043/7ee8e83a6c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80001043/7ee8e83a6c-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"James R. Lockhart","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Joseph_Ford_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:Joseph_Ford_House,_Cave_Spring,_GA_NRHP.png"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93206020","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134298774"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/floyd-county/ford-joseph-house-80001043/"}