{"nrhp_refnum":"83000200","name":"Beasley House","other_names":["Dowis Residence"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"75 Grogan St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lavonia","county":"Franklin County","state":"GA","lat":34.43637959700004,"lon":-83.10222943299993,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-09-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-and-one-half story frame Victorian-era residence at 75 Grogan Street in Lavonia, Franklin County, Georgia, built in 1913 for local grocer R. L. Beasley. The builder is unknown.","why_significant":"The house is tied to R. L. Beasley, a local merchant who ran a grocery in downtown Lavonia, and it reflects the pattern of downtown merchants living within walking distance of their businesses. It is also a representative example of a modest Victorian-era house type common across the Lavonia area, with a central-hall plan, high hipped roof, multiple gables and wrap-around porch.","narrative":"Built in 1913, this one-and-one-half story frame house at 75 Grogan Street in Lavonia was the home of R. L. Beasley, who owned and operated a grocery store in the town's central business district, a few blocks away. The house has a central-hall plan, a high metal-covered hipped roof with four gables holding diamond-shaped attic windows, and a one-story porch wrapping two sides. Original one-over-one windows and the front door survive. Alterations include replacement wrought-iron porch posts, a partly enclosed rear porch, and removal of part of the hall wall in the living room. The house stayed in the Beasley family until 1964. It is considered significant for architecture as a plain but well-massed example of a Victorian-era house type found throughout the area, and for commerce as a typical home of the merchant class that grew rapidly around the turn of the century. The house is in good condition and remains a residence.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Victorian-era, central hall plan","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in good condition and still used 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 02:55:40.128011-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/83000200.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93206050","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134305362"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/franklin-county/beasley-house-83000200/"}