{"nrhp_refnum":"82002498","name":"Elam-Camp House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"216 Jackson St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Gordon","county":"Wilkinson County","state":"GA","lat":32.883258598000054,"lon":-83.33677760999996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-06-17","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick Georgian-style house at 216 Jackson Street in Gordon, Wilkinson County, Georgia, built in 1915 by Robert McMillan for William S. Elam.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is significant in architecture as the first brick house built in Gordon and as a locally good example of the continuing use of the Georgian Revival style, with a four-over-four plan and simple detailing. It is also significant in local history as the home of William S. Elam, a Civil War veteran and former Central of Georgia Railroad section foreman who became a Methodist church trustee.","narrative":"Built in 1915, this two-story brick house at 216 Jackson Street in Gordon, Georgia, is described as the first brick house in the town. It has a full basement, a partial wrap-around porch and a four-over-four room plan arranged around a central stair hall. The bricks were made by the McMillan Brick Company of Milledgeville, the business of the architect and builder, Robert McMillan, and each is stamped with the firm's name. Detailing is plain, with flat concrete lintels, large-pane windows, fireplaces with simple wooden mantels and beaded wood ceilings. The kitchen and dining room sit in the basement, recalling antebellum Southern houses. The house was built for William S. Elam, a Civil War veteran who had worked as a section foreman for the Central of Georgia Railroad, later served as a Methodist church trustee and had a Gordon street named for him. It is valued for its architecture and its link to local history.","period_of_significance":"1915","architect_builder":"Robert McMillan","architectural_style":"Georgian Revival (described as Georgian Style)","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Occupied as a private residence; still owned by the Elam family. The ground floor was most recently used as a florist shop.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:40.485447-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/82002498.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82002498/16693e9e4a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82002498/16693e9e4a-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Bubba73","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Elam-Camp_house,_Gordon,_GA,_US_(03).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Bubba73</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:Elam-Camp_house,_Gordon,_GA,_US_(03).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93209993","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elam%E2%80%93Camp_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16890973"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/wilkinson-county/elam-camp-house-82002498/"}