{"nrhp_refnum":"82002445","name":"Cornelia Community House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"U.S. 123 at LaVista Lane","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cornelia","county":"Habersham County","state":"GA","lat":34.513157388000025,"lon":-83.51869279599998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-06-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Landscape Architecture","Conservation","Politics/Government","Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, rustic-style brick and stone community building at U.S. 123 and LaVista Lane in Cornelia, Habersham County, Georgia, built in 1937 in a city park. The nominated area of about five acres also includes a WPA-built pool, bathhouse and landscaped grounds.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it an outstanding example of WPA-era rustic design, built with labor-intensive methods and local materials. It is also significant for its landscape design, its use of a government relief program, its conservation ethic, and its long role as a community meeting place. It was built by the Cornelia Kiwanis Club with WPA help and still serves its original function.","narrative":"Built in 1937 on a sloping site in a thirty-three acre city park in Cornelia, Georgia, this two-story community house combines brick, rough-cut stone and rustic wood trim. Two massive stone chimneys, porticos with tree-trunk posts and a large main hall with exposed debarked-log trusses and a stone fireplace define its character. Architect David S. Cuttino, Jr. designed it, and the Cornelia Kiwanis Club built it with Works Progress Administration labor during the Depression. Workers debarked logs, sawmills donated slabs, and stones were gathered from across the county. The grounds include a stone fountain, slate paths, gate posts, retaining walls, and a WPA-built swimming pool set in a natural amphitheater. Its rustic design recalls large national park lodges. It was recognized for its architecture, landscape design, use of relief programs, conservation of local materials, and more than four decades as a meeting place for local groups and families. The Kiwanis Club and the city have repeatedly shared ownership to preserve it.","period_of_significance":"1900- (built 1936-1937)","architect_builder":"David S. Cuttino, Jr., architect; Works Project Administration, builder","architectural_style":"Rustic style","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Occupied and in good condition; still used as a community center, with some altered windows and railings.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:41.243028-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/82002445.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82002445/e27673b956-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82002445/e27673b956-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"MRX_Rotary","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cornelia_Community_House_2013-09-28_14-29-25.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">MRX_Rotary</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:Cornelia_Community_House_2013-09-28_14-29-25.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93208532","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134363398"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/habersham-county/cornelia-community-house-82002445/"}