{"nrhp_refnum":"80001047","name":"Mann, John T., House","other_names":["Kerr House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Rivers St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cave Spring","county":"Floyd County","state":"GA","lat":34.10940400700008,"lon":-85.33661819999998,"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 1-1/2-story Gothic Revival wood-frame house on Rivers Street in Cave Spring, Floyd County, Georgia, built about 1870 by John T. Mann on land once owned by Joseph Rivers.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it one of the finest Gothic Revival residences in Cave Spring, with a virtually intact exterior and a design that may have come from a pattern book. Gothic Revival homes are relatively rare in Georgia, where Greek Revival dominated. Its siting on a rise at the end of a street makes it a downtown landmark, and the form also cites its informal turn-of-the-century landscaping.","narrative":"Built around 1870 by John T. Mann, this 1-1/2-story Gothic Revival house sits on a slight rise at the end of Rivers Street, north of downtown Cave Spring, Georgia. The land was once owned by Joseph Rivers and later subdivided to form the street. The wood-frame house has a T-shaped plan, a steep gable roof with dormers, a central chimney, a bay window, a front porch and a rear ell. Board-and-batten siding with molded battens, scalloped bargeboards, dripstone-type window and door surrounds, and a narrow diamond-shaped attic vent give it its character. The interior has been remodeled, but the exterior is virtually intact. The nomination ranks it among the finest Gothic Revival residences in the town and suggests its design may have come from a pattern book. Such houses are relatively rare in Georgia, which was dominated by Greek Revival. Its elevated siting makes it a downtown landmark, and its informal front yard and low retaining wall reflect turn-of-the-century landscaping.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"John T. Mann","architectural_style":"Gothic Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in good condition and used as a residence; the interior has been recently remodeled while the exterior is virtually intact.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:40.71605-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/80001047.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80001047/1b2da92266-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80001047/1b2da92266-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"rossograph","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_T._Mann_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">rossograph</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_T._Mann_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93206024","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134302538"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/floyd-county/mann-john-t-house-80001047/"}