{"nrhp_refnum":"83000201","name":"Burton House","other_names":["Smith Residence"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Augusta Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lavonia","county":"Franklin County","state":"GA","lat":34.43250266700005,"lon":-83.10746421499994,"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-story frame eclectic-style house on a two-acre lot on Augusta Road in Lavonia, Franklin County, Georgia, built in 1910 as the residence of the James H. Burton family. Architect and builder are unknown.","why_significant":"The house is considered a relatively intact example of a locally prevalent late Victorian-eclectic cottage, with massing and detailing that show the shift from late Victorian to Craftsman styling. It is also significant for industry, as the home of James Burton, manager of the Southern Cotton Oil Company, an important local employer.","narrative":"Built in 1910 on Augusta Road in Lavonia, this one-story frame cottage was the home of James H. Burton, manager of the Southern Cotton Oil Company, which operated about a block away. It has a high hipped roof of red-painted pressed metal, a wraparound porch on round columns that also forms a car shelter, one-over-one windows, and original beveled-glass doors. A tulip-patterned stained glass window sits high in the former dining room. A sleeping porch was added in 1918, and after World War II the interior was divided into two duplex units. The grounds include a pecan grove, a narrow two-story outbuilding, and the outline of a filled fish pond. Its massing and detailing show the move from late Victorian to Craftsman styling, and it is regarded as a relatively intact local example of that style. Its link to Burton and the cotton oil company adds significance for local industry. The Burtons lived here until 1947.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late Victorian-eclectic cottage","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in good condition and divided into two duplex units, currently used as a rental.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:40.158149-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/83000201.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93206058","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/franklin-county/burton-house-83000201/"}