{"nrhp_refnum":"83000220","name":"Stovall Homeplace","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"114 West Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lavonia","county":"Franklin County","state":"GA","lat":34.430676517500046,"lon":-83.11698695710942,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-09-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement","Architecture","Agriculture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two and one-half story frame farmhouse with outbuildings and farmland at 114 West Avenue, Lavonia, Franklin County, Georgia, built in 1884 for Thomas Aiken Stovall. The architect or builder is unknown.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is one of the earliest and most elaborate Victorian-inspired designs in the Lavonia area, with an intact set of outbuildings. It is also significant for its hillside landscape setting and as a diversified farm run by one family for almost a century. It is tied to the prominent Stovall family and to early settlement of Lavonia.","narrative":"Built in 1884 for Thomas A. Stovall, this two and one-half story frame house sits on a hilltop at the edge of Lavonia, Georgia. It has a central hall plan, projecting gables with fishscale shingles, a small Palladian window, a recessed arched entrance, and a wraparound porch. South of the house are barns, a root cellar, and a blacksmith shop, along with pasture, terraced fields, pecan trees, and formal plantings. Stovall farmed about 200 acres with his wife and 14 children, raising row crops, cows, chickens, and pigs at a time when cotton dominated the region. A brick foundry and timber cutting supplied materials for the buildings. The farm stayed in the family for nearly a century, and the nominated area covers 113 acres. The property was recognized as an early, elaborate Victorian-inspired house, as the best-preserved farm complex in the Lavonia area, and for its link to a family active in local churches and schools.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Victorian-inspired","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Listed as vacant on the form; condition described as fair. Part of the tract was sold off, including the house and about one acre.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:41.325442-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/83000220.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93206104","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/franklin-county/stovall-homeplace-83000220/"}