{"nrhp_refnum":"80001057","name":"Roving House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Rome St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cave Spring","county":"Floyd County","state":"GA","lat":34.11084298400007,"lon":-85.33016671632471,"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 one-story wood-frame Gothic Revival cottage on Rome Street in Cave Spring, Floyd County, Georgia, built about 1850 by an unknown original owner as a residence.","why_significant":"The house is significant for its Gothic Revival detailing, including board-and-batten siding and scalloped bargeboards, a style uncommon in mid-19th-century Georgia but well represented in Cave Spring. It also shows how a house could grow from a small central section into a larger residence. In local history, it was moved away from Cave Spring and back again in response to shifting county lines and county seats.","narrative":"Built around 1850 on Rome Street in Cave Spring, Georgia, this one-story wood-frame cottage has a central section flanked by projecting wings under gable roofs set at right angles. It rests on brick piers and stone foundations and is clad in board-and-batten siding, with scalloped bargeboards on the front gable ends of the wings. The house was first located in Cave Spring, moved to Livingston in the mid-19th century, and returned to Cave Spring in the late 19th century, reportedly floated along the nearby creek on a small barge. The side ells were probably added after the last move. It was listed for its Gothic Revival detailing, a style less popular in mid-19th-century Georgia than Greek Revival but strongly represented in Cave Spring. It also illustrates a house that evolved over time and the common practice of moving buildings, here tied to changing county lines and county seats. It remains a residence in good condition.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Gothic Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in good condition and currently used as a residence.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:40.43911-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/80001057.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93206034","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/floyd-county/roving-house-80001057/"}