{"nrhp_refnum":"80001195","name":"Roberts, John Spencer, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"927 5th Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Columbus","county":"Muscogee County","state":"GA","lat":32.46392240700004,"lon":-84.98646375199996,"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 one-story Greek Revival frame house at 927 5th Avenue in Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, built around 1850 and reputedly built for John Spencer Roberts.","why_significant":"The house is significant for local history as the home of John Spencer Roberts, founder of Georgia Webbing and Tape Co., and of Joseph Hecht, who became manager of a candy business. Architecturally, it is described as the only house in Columbus to use ashlar block rather than flush paneling under the portico, with unusually fine proportions and exceptional interior woodwork and plastering.","narrative":"Located at 927 5th Avenue in Columbus, Georgia, this one-story Greek Revival house dates to about 1850. It is a weatherboard frame building with a truncated hipped roof, two interior chimneys with corbelled stacks, and a front portico with paired Doric columns over a central entrance framed by sidelights and a transom. An entablature runs around the whole house, and the seven-room interior has additions at the rear. It sits in a residential area of Greek Revival and Victorian houses. The house is reputed to have been built for John Spencer Roberts, founder of Georgia Webbing and Tape Co. In the late 1890s it was the home of Joseph Hecht, who later managed Hecht Candy Co., a wholesale candy manufacturer on Broad Street. Its architectural distinction lies in the ashlar block paneling under the portico, which is said to be unique among Columbus houses, along with fine proportions and exceptional interior woodwork and plaster. It remains a private dwelling in good condition.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Private dwelling in good condition, with various additions to the rear.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:40.998594-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/80001195.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93206514","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134427709"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/muscogee-county/roberts-john-spencer-house-80001195/"}