{"nrhp_refnum":"80004458","name":"Thornton, Albert E., House (Additional Doucmentation)","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"205 West Paces Ferry Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Atlanta","county":"Fulton County","state":"GA","lat":33.84475151700008,"lon":-84.39071700599999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-12-08","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Landscape Architecture","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A stucco Regency Revival house at 105 West Paces Ferry Road N.W. in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, built about 1938 and designed by Phillip Shutze, on about 4 acres.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it a superb example of Regency Revival style in Atlanta, citing its apsidal entrance, elliptical window, \"eye-lid\" dormer and stucco construction. The landscaping is attributed to Shutze and is described as adding greatly to the design. It was built by Albert E. Thornton Jr., a prominent attorney and grandson of pioneer Gen. Alfred Austell, as one of the last estates along the road.","narrative":"Set on about four acres along West Paces Ferry Road in Atlanta, this stucco house was built around 1938 to designs by architect Phillip Shutze, who is also credited with the landscaping. The main block has five bays and is flanked by one-story wings under a slate hipped roof with paired terminal chimneys. Regency details include an apsidal entrance, an elliptical window and an \"eye-lid\" dormer. The garden side is described as the most pleasing, with a portico and double stair leading to a semi-circular terrace, then a lawn bordered by natural woods. Albert E. Thornton Jr., a prominent attorney and director of many firms, built the house as one of the last estates along the road. He was a grandson of Gen. Alfred Austell, an early Atlanta pioneer. His brother Alfred Austell Thornton had owned land on the road earlier and planned to build in 1911 but died in 1913. The house was recognized as an outstanding example of its style and a Shutze masterpiece.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Phillip Shutze (spelled Schutze on the data form)","architectural_style":"Regency Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":null,"vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:40.256021-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/80004458.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"100011463","name":"Tuxedo Park Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/georgia/tuxedo-park-historic-district-100011463/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93206138","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_E._Thornton_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4710079"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/fulton-county/thornton-albert-e-house-additional-doucmentation-80004458/"}