{"nrhp_refnum":"83000189","name":"Rice, John W., Summer Cottage","other_names":["Rock House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"254 Concord Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Smyrna","county":"Cobb County","state":"GA","lat":33.84982446300006,"lon":-84.55902382199997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-04-08","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story fieldstone seasonal residence with a pyramidal roof, built about 1900 on a wooded promontory above Nickajack Creek at 254 Concord Road, Smyrna, Cobb County, Georgia. Builder and architect are unknown, though John W. Rice built and used it.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the cottage is an unusual example of a seasonal residence in Georgia, set apart by its fieldstone construction, informal plan and irregular windows. It is also tied to John W. Rice, a woolen mill owner and patented inventor, and it is the only surviving structure associated with his life. The form cites Criteria B and C, and the federal reviewer found local architectural significance.","narrative":"Set into a hillside near the top of a wooded promontory above Nickajack Creek in Smyrna, this two-story fieldstone cottage was built around 1900 as a seasonal home for John W. Rice. It is square in plan with a pyramidal roof, thick mortar joints, three chimneys and windows of varied sizes placed in a seemingly random pattern. Inside, plastered stone walls are chamfered around the openings, and a heavy timber frame carries plank floors and ceilings. Rice ran the Concord Woolen Mills and held patents for several small inventions. The nomination presents the cottage as a rare Georgia example of an unconventional seasonal house, unlike the large Victorian cottages of resort areas. A stone porch replaced the original wooden one, and a mid-twentieth-century frame ell was added at the rear, yet the main block remains largely intact. It is the only surviving structure linked to Rice, since his Atlanta homes are gone and the mills are ruins.","period_of_significance":"c. 1900","architect_builder":"Builder/Architect Unknown","architectural_style":null,"criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Occupied as a private residence; a rear wood-frame ell and a stone side porch are later additions, and an early streetcar pavilion on the hillside is deteriorated.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:40.421692-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/83000189.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93207605","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134289067"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/cobb-county/rice-john-w-summer-cottage-83000189/"}