{"nrhp_refnum":"80004450","name":"Massee Lane","other_names":["Massee Plantation"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Rt. 1","address_restricted":false,"city":"Marshallville","county":"Macon County","state":"GA","lat":32.48943337050005,"lon":-83.93571718212624,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-11-25","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation","Exploration/Settlement","Architecture","Agriculture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Massee Lane (Massee Plantation) is a one-story frame vernacular plantation house with surrounding farm outbuildings on about 455 acres on Route 1 near Marshallville, Macon County, Georgia. Needham Massee built it in 1827.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the plantation is important to the early settlement of Macon County and as a very early example of vernacular architecture. Massee's success with cotton encouraged other settlers and planters to move into the area. It is described as the best intact example of an operating farm in Marshallville because of its many remaining outbuildings. The railroad right-of-way Massee donated in 1851 also helped bring settlers and secure the community's prominence.","narrative":"Massee Lane is a one-story frame vernacular house and working farm near Marshallville in Macon County, Georgia. Needham Massee moved to the area in 1827 and built the plantation, where cotton was planted on land that originally stretched from Marshallville to Fort Valley. The house began with five rooms off a central hall, with 11-foot-3-inch ceilings and pegged sills and joists. Later changes include a Victorian-era porch alteration, an added room and remodelled back porch in 1910, and a kitchen remodelled in 1964. Brick chimneys remain, and frame and brick outbuildings north of the house include several dating to the mid-nineteenth century. In 1851 Massee donated part of his land as a railroad right-of-way on the condition that Massee Lane be a stop. Six generations of the family have lived here. The property matters for its role in early settlement, its early vernacular architecture and its status as the best intact operating farm in Marshallville.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Needham Massee","architectural_style":"Vernacular","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition and still in use as a residence and working farm.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:41.221238-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/80004450.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93206356","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/macon-county/massee-lane-80004450/"}