{"nrhp_refnum":"82002390","name":"McDougald, John A., House","other_names":["McDougald-Beaver House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"121 S. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Statesboro","county":"Bulloch County","state":"GA","lat":32.44577397900002,"lon":-81.78409808899994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-06-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story wooden Neoclassical house at 121 South Main Street in Statesboro, Bulloch County, Georgia, built in 1911 for John A. McDougald with local contractor Benjamin Olliff; W. B. Camp was later identified as architect.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is one of the few remaining large wooden Neoclassical, turn-of-the-century homes in Statesboro, notable for its size, detailing and unusual coupled Corinthian columns. It is also the principal property associated with John Alexander McDougald, a lumberman, farmer, mayor and civic leader. The house has stayed in his family since it was built.","narrative":"Built in 1911 on South Main Street in Statesboro, Georgia, this two-story wooden house is a large example of turn-of-the-century Neoclassical design. It was built for John Alexander McDougald, a lumberman, turpentine businessman, farmer and two-term mayor, who supervised construction with contractor Benjamin Olliff. The architect was later identified as W. B. Camp of Jacksonville, Florida. Its front portico has two sets of coupled Corinthian columns, unusual in the city's residential architecture, and the interior centers on a stair hall with Ionic columns, paneled wainscoting and heart-pine finishes. The nomination calls it the largest and most impressive Neoclassical house remaining in Statesboro. It also marks the life of McDougald, who helped establish city services, the Presbyterian church, a bank and Georgia Southern College. The house has remained in his family, and by 1980 it was being rehabilitated for office use despite surrounding commercial development.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":"Builder - Benjamin Olliff; Architect - W. B. Camp","architectural_style":"Neoclassical","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in generally good condition, recently restored, and being rehabilitated for commercial office use with some rooms available for meetings and receptions.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:41.432229-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/82002390.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82002390/7196ae8922-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82002390/7196ae8922-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Blastoids","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_A._McDougald_House.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Blastoids</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_A._McDougald_House.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93207155","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134134010"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/bulloch-county/mcdougald-john-a-house-82002390/"}