{"nrhp_refnum":"83000215","name":"McMurray House","other_names":["McMurry Residence"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Hartwell Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lavonia","county":"Franklin County","state":"GA","lat":34.43324774900003,"lon":-83.10084509599994,"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":"Two-story brick residence on Hartwell Road in Lavonia, Franklin County, Georgia, built for merchant E. R. McMurray by local builder Mr. O'Kelly.","why_significant":"It is a good example of a builder-designed eclectic house that combines Georgian Revival and Craftsman elements, with a notable Craftsman-inspired interior and an unusual air-space brick wall. It is also one of few brick houses in Lavonia. It is tied to E. R. McMurray, a downtown merchant from 1900 to 1947.","narrative":"This two-story brick house on Hartwell Road in Lavonia was built for E. R. McMurray by a local builder, Mr. O'Kelly. The form gives conflicting construction dates, 1912 in one place and 1923 in the history. McMurray arrived in Lavonia in 1900 and went into the general mercantile business with his cousin, Dr. S. B. Yow, and the earlier frame family home on the lot was demolished for the new house. The house blends Georgian Revival and Craftsman influences, with a hipped and gabled roof, brick-pier front porch, bracketed eaves and original six-over-one windows. Inside, a vaulted wood living room ceiling, wooden doors and moldings, and an open, asymmetric plan show the Craftsman influence. Its solid brick walls are laid with an internal air space, an unusual technique, and brick houses are uncommon in Lavonia. The property is significant for architecture and for its link to the Yow-McMurray store, which operated for more than fifty years.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Mr. O'Kelly","architectural_style":"Georgian Revival and Craftsman influences (builder-designed eclectic)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in good condition and in use as a residence; the form notes no alterations.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:40.341312-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/83000215.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93206094","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134305472"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/franklin-county/mcmurray-house-83000215/"}