{"nrhp_refnum":"82002435","name":"Jackson Pharmacy","other_names":["Carson Pharmacy"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"712 N. Washington St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Clarkesville","county":"Habersham County","state":"GA","lat":34.615643410000075,"lon":-83.52592927599994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-08-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A brick commercial-style drug store building at 712 North Washington Street on the square in Clarkesville, Habersham County, Georgia, built in the 1920s by local physician Dr. J.B. Jackson.","why_significant":"The building is argued to be a good example of small-town 1920s commercial architecture in Georgia, with a facade typical of the period's simple, modern lines. It is also significant in commerce as a long-running pharmacy, one of the most stable businesses on the square, operating continuously since the 1920s with only a name change.","narrative":"Located on the square in Clarkesville, this brick drug store was built in the 1920s by Dr. J.B. Jackson, a local physician, on a lot that had been vacant since the early 1900s. Like other buildings around the square, it is set into a steep hillside, so it rises three stories at the rear while two upper stories face the front. The front facade has striated brick, raked joints, cast stone sills and lintels, a parapet with a recessed signboard, and a corbelled cornice. The storefront was altered in the 1960s and a canopy added, but the building remains in good condition. It was listed for its architecture and its role in local commerce. Its materials and simple, modern facade are characteristic of early twentieth-century commercial buildings found in nearly every Georgia town. The pharmacy has operated continuously since the 1920s, changing only its name, and was among the steadiest businesses on the square.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Unknown (original owner and builder of the pharmacy: Dr. J.B. Jackson)","architectural_style":"Commercial style","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Described as in good condition and still in use as a drug store; the storefront was altered in the 1960s and a canopy added.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:40.644869-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/82002435.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82002435/d86f5170c9-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82002435/d86f5170c9-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Jerrye &amp; Roy Klotz, MD","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:JACKSON_PHARMACY,_HABERSHAM_COUNTY.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jerrye &amp;amp; Roy Klotz, MD</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:JACKSON_PHARMACY,_HABERSHAM_COUNTY.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"100006669","name":"Clarkesville Downtown Square Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/georgia/clarkesville-downtown-square-historic-district-100006669/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93206202","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134362193"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/habersham-county/jackson-pharmacy-82002435/"}