{"nrhp_refnum":"83000221","name":"Stovall-Purcell House","other_names":["Purcell Residence"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"110 West Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lavonia","county":"Franklin County","state":"GA","lat":34.43345637400006,"lon":-83.11488776199997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-09-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-and-one-half story weatherboard residence at 110 West Avenue in Lavonia, Franklin County, Georgia, built in 1912 for Lee Stovall, Sr. The architect or builder is unknown.","why_significant":"It is argued to be significant architecturally as a transitional example combining Victorian-era design with craftsman detailing, and the only such example in the multiple resource area. It is also tied to the pioneer Stovall family and illustrates the westward expansion of Lavonia's city development along West Avenue.","narrative":"Built in 1912 at 110 West Avenue in Lavonia, this one-and-one-half story house was the home of Lee Stovall, Sr., who built it shortly after his marriage. The weatherboard dwelling has a wide front gable above a screened porch, a half-glass front door, exposed rafter ends, interior mantels and a vaulted living room ceiling. A side porch was enclosed in 1951 and a kitchen was added at the rear in 1965. The lot of one and one-half acres was carved from the 200-acre homestead of Stovall's father, Thomas, a pioneer citizen of Lavonia. The house is considered important for blending Victorian-era design with craftsman detailing, showing the shift toward Bungalow-inspired styling, and it is the only example of that combination in the local survey area. It also marks the growth of Lavonia's western side, where settlement had been rural before houses on city-sized lots appeared along West Avenue.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Transitional: Victorian-era design combined with craftsman (Bungalow-inspired) detailing","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 02:55:40.145514-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/83000221.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93206106","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/franklin-county/stovall-purcell-house-83000221/"}