{"nrhp_refnum":"82002454","name":"Phillips, William D., Log Cabin","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"GA 54","address_restricted":false,"city":"Hogansville","county":"Meriwether County","state":"GA","lat":33.16075096600002,"lon":-84.86100696599999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-06-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 1 1/2-story hand-hewn log cabin with a one-story rear shed addition, standing on its original site along Georgia Highway 54 near Hogansville in rural Meriwether County, Georgia, built about 1830.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the cabin is a rare surviving example of frontier log construction, with largely original hand-hewn logs and dovetail notching. It also represents the last westward settlement in Georgia after the Land Lottery of 1827, and is tied to settler William D. Phillips (1768-1849) and his descendants.","narrative":"Built around 1830 in rural Meriwether County, this 1 1/2-story log cabin sits on its original site near Georgia Highway 54. Its square-sectioned, hand-hewn logs are joined with dovetail notching, and most are original. The chimney is fieldstone, partly rebuilt in brick, and the cabin rests on rock corner piers. A one-story shed addition at the rear holds a bedroom, kitchen and bathroom. The roof is new because the earlier one had collapsed, and some flooring and siding were replaced. The cabin was listed for its architecture and its link to settlement. Log cabins were often built in haste as temporary frontier shelter, so few survive in Georgia. It also reflects the westward movement that followed the Land Lottery of 1827, which opened this area to settlers. William D. Phillips moved here from Jasper and Troup counties in the early 1830s, and the property later passed to his son and grandson before being restored in the twentieth century.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Frontier log cabin","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Listed in good condition, altered, on its original site; occupied as a private residence. The roof was replaced after the old one collapsed, and a front stoop and rear shed rooms were added.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:40.83658-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/82002454.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93208981","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_D._Phillips_Log_Cabin","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17044911"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/meriwether-county/phillips-william-d-log-cabin-82002454/"}