{"nrhp_refnum":"80001080","name":"Ballard, Levi, House","other_names":["Ballard-Hudson House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"U.S. 29 and GA 154","address_restricted":false,"city":"Palmetto","county":"Fulton County","state":"GA","lat":33.529664699500046,"lon":-84.66190470173424,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-10-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Landscape Architecture","Historic - Non-Aboriginal","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two and one-half story white frame house built in 1869-70 for Levi Ballard, just northeast of Palmetto, Fulton County, Georgia, on a roughly 19-acre rural property with outbuildings and formal entrance gardens.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an excellent example of Greek Revival architecture persisting into the Victorian period, combining both styles at the request of Mrs. Ballard. It retains exceptional integrity, including original wallpaper, grained woodwork and a marbleized mantle. The gardens reflect later nineteenth century landscaping trends, the site has archaeological potential, and builder Levi Ballard was a prominent Palmetto businessman and legislator.","narrative":"Just northeast of Palmetto, Georgia, this two and one-half story white frame house was built in 1869-70 by Levi Ballard. It combines Greek Revival features, including a two-story portico with four fluted columns, a hanging balcony and a central-hall plan, with Victorian touches such as a bay window and bracketed eaves. The mix was deliberate: Mrs. Ballard asked for a home resembling her childhood plantation house. Inside, original wallpaper, grained wainscoting and doors, and a marbleized mantle survive, and the house has never had indoor plumbing. The roughly 19-acre property also holds barns, a privy, a smokehouse, a carriage house and formal entrance gardens. Levi Ballard farmed, served in the General Assembly, and organized the Palmetto Banking Company in 1902. The property was listed for its architecture, landscape design, archaeological potential and local history.","period_of_significance":"1869-70","architect_builder":"Levi Ballard (builder)","architectural_style":"Greek Revival with Victorian influences","criteria":[],"status_note":"Form lists the property as private and unoccupied; the house has had only electricity, a 1976 roof and minor 1908 bedroom remodeling, and the garden is overgrown. Outbuildings are used for livestock/feed and implement storage.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:40.767172-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/80001080.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93208086","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/fulton-county/ballard-levi-house-80001080/"}