{"nrhp_refnum":"82002480","name":"Usher House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Florence St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lumpkin","county":"Stewart County","state":"GA","lat":32.05245957400007,"lon":-84.80109470999997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-06-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story Plantation Plain cottage with an ell plan at Florence Street and College Avenue in Lumpkin, Stewart County, Georgia, built about 1835 and moved to its present site in 1907.","why_significant":"The house is considered one of the earliest homes in Lumpkin and was the home of George Usher, the town miller. The Usher family has long been active in the town's political and civic life. Architecturally, it is a rare local example of Plantation Plain, noted for its careful proportions, tongue and groove front sheathing, pilasters and double entry.","narrative":"Built about 1835, this one-story Plantation Plain cottage with an ell plan sits at Florence Street and College Avenue in Lumpkin, Georgia. It rests on brick piers and has weatherboard siding, a tin gable roof, two exterior brick chimneys and a shed porch with chamfered columns. Two side-by-side front entrances are set into tongue and groove sheathing divided by fluted pilasters, and every window is a 9/9 double-hung sash. Inside, the paneling, mantels and woodwork show Federal style influences. The house originally stood across the street on the site of what became the elementary school. The county school board swapped parcels in March 1907 and the house was moved soon afterward. A rear shed addition followed around 1950. It is valued locally as one of the earliest homes in Lumpkin, as the home of miller George Usher, and as a rare local example of its style, noted for careful proportioning and fine front facade detail. It remains a residence in good condition.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Plantation Plain Cottage, ell plan, with Federal style influences in the interior","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in good condition and in use as a residence.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:41.403257-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/82002480.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93206608","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/stewart-county/usher-house-82002480/"}