{"nrhp_refnum":"83000241","name":"Simmons, James B., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"130 W. Tugalo St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Toccoa","county":"Stephens County","state":"GA","lat":34.58061765100007,"lon":-83.33139238399997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-04-07","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story frame residence at 130 West Tugalo Street in Toccoa, Stephens County, Georgia, built in 1903 by local builder E.L. Prater for businessman James B. Simmons.","why_significant":"The house is argued to be an intact turn-of-the-century blend of Queen Anne and Neo-Classical design and an early work of master builder E.L. Prater. It is also tied to James B. Simmons, a Toccoa pioneer in banking, mercantile trade and furniture manufacturing, and to his wife Antionette, a church and civic leader.","narrative":"Built in 1903, this two-story frame house on West Tugalo Street in Toccoa combines Queen Anne and Neo-Classical design. Local craftsman E.L. Prater built it for James B. Simmons, a merchant, furniture manufacturer and founder of the town's first bank. Queen Anne features include asymmetrical massing, varied wall surfaces and window shapes, tall molded-brick chimneys, projecting bays and an irregular plan. A wraparound porch with Ionic columns and classical interior detailing reflect Neo-Classical influence. Inside, oak paneling, a living hall with a brick fireplace, and stained and leaded glass stand out. The porch was reshaped in the 1970s, the only major change noted. The house is listed for its architecture, for its link to Prater, who was a master builder in the Georgia Mountains area, and for its association with Simmons and his wife Antionette, both prominent in Toccoa's commercial and civic life. The Simmons family owned it until 1975, and it has since housed law offices.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":"E.L. Prater","architectural_style":"Queen Anne and Neo-Classical","criteria":["A","B","C"],"status_note":"Converted to law offices in the 1970s after the Simmons family sold it in 1975; the form says this use continues. The wraparound porch was altered in the 1970s.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:40.671829-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/83000241.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83000241/c1f19457bf-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83000241/c1f19457bf-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"FloNight and Russell Poore","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Simmons-Bond_House2.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">FloNight and Russell Poore</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Simmons-Bond_House2.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93209487","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_B._Simmons_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14686673"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/stephens-county/simmons-james-b-house-83000241/"}