{"nrhp_refnum":"80001168","name":"Fletcher, John T., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"311 11th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Columbus","county":"Muscogee County","state":"GA","lat":32.46684139800004,"lon":-84.98852648199994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-09-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story Victorian frame house at 311 11th Street in Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, built around 1894 as a private dwelling for the Fletcher family.","why_significant":"The house is significant locally for its association with John T. Fletcher, who was tied to the firm J.M. Fletcher and Son, which handled livery, boarding, and sale of stables and also ran undertaking and embalming. It is also significant architecturally because it has the only wagon wheel detail work in Columbus, along with a pentagonal room, distinctive eaves detailing, and a second-story porch that repeats the first-floor detailing.","narrative":"Built around 1894 at 311 11th Street in Columbus, Georgia, this two-story Victorian frame house is notable for details found nowhere else in the city. Its wood-frame construction rests on a brick foundation under a hip and gable roof with metal shingles. A one-story porch runs the length of the front, with turned posts and a balustrade. Wagon wheel gingerbread trim is the only example of that detail in Columbus. Other distinctive features include a one-story pentagonal room on the west side, a two-story bay window, bracketed eaves, and a small second-story porch repeating the first-floor detailing. City directories show John T. Fletcher at this address from 1894, and his family lived here until 1902. He was associated with J.M. Fletcher and Son, a local firm involved in livery, boarding, and stable sales, as well as undertaking and embalming. The house sits in a formerly residential area that has become commercial, and it remains in good condition as a private home.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Victorian","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in good condition and currently used as a private dwelling, in an area that was once residential and is now commercial.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:40.505677-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/80001168.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93206468","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/muscogee-county/fletcher-john-t-house-80001168/"}