{"nrhp_refnum":"82002409","name":"Chandler, Asa, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1003 Old Petersburg Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Elberton","county":"Elbert County","state":"GA","lat":34.09604026400004,"lon":-82.84524907475657,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-06-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Landscape Architecture","Agriculture","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story Plantation Plain style farmhouse built about 1849 on the southeastern outskirts of Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia, with four historic outbuildings on roughly twenty acres.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a relatively intact example of an antebellum Plantation Plain dwelling, a modest rural type that contrasts with contemporary Greek Revival houses. The mature plantings and pecan grove are cited for landscape architecture. The property as a whole is described as a typical Georgia Piedmont farm, tied to yeoman farmers who combined farming with another occupation.","narrative":"Built about 1849 by Reverend Asa Chandler, a Baptist preacher who bought the land that year for $132, this two-story farmhouse sits on the southeastern edge of Elberton in Elbert County, Georgia. It follows the Plantation Plain form: a central hall, two rooms on each side, a front porch, a rear shed and an attached kitchen, all on a heavy timber frame. The house was remodeled in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries but kept much of its original plan, chimneys, windows and some early interior boards and mantels. Surviving farm buildings include two mid-nineteenth century hand-hewn log sheds, a well house and a 1930s garage. A pecan grove and mature plantings add to the setting. The property was listed for its architecture, landscape architecture, agriculture and local history. It shows how small Piedmont farmers, including Chandler and later owner Walter C. Jones, a rural postmaster and mail carrier, combined farming with other work.","period_of_significance":"ca. 1849","architect_builder":"Unknown; built by Reverend Asa Chandler","architectural_style":"Plantation Plain","criteria":["A","B","C"],"status_note":"Occupied private residence in good condition; a late nineteenth century tenant house on the property was recently destroyed.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:41.188463-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/82002409.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82002409/786fb510e1-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82002409/786fb510e1-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Upstateherd","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Asa_Chandler_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Upstateherd</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Asa_Chandler_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93207929","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134298662"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/elbert-county/chandler-asa-house-82002409/"}