{"nrhp_refnum":"83003609","name":"Boss, A.J., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"324 Edwards St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Monroe","county":"Walton County","state":"GA","lat":33.798602489000075,"lon":-83.70931687599995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-12-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story frame bungalow at 324 Edwards Street in Monroe, Walton County, Georgia, built about 1916 as the residence of Dr. A.J. Boss. The architect or builder is unknown.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an excellent and nearly unaltered example of the bungalow (craftsman) style, representing the fullest expression of that style in Monroe. Its details, including paired half-columns, heavy brackets and landscape urns, are used to good effect. It is significant at the local level in the area of architecture.","narrative":"This one-story frame bungalow at 324 Edwards Street in Monroe, Georgia, was built around 1916 for Dr. A.J. Boss, a local dentist active in politics and education. He bought the corner lot from B.J. Edwards in 1916 and built the house soon afterward. It sits on a brick foundation under a shingled roof, with brick chimneys, shingled gables, decorative window sash, paired half-columns, heavy brackets beneath wide eaves and an uncovered side porch. Urns along the walkway add to the landscaping. The house stayed in the Boss family until 1945 and has seen little alteration. It was listed as one of the finest bungalow, or craftsman, houses in Monroe. Bungalows became popular in the 1910s and 1920s as builders sought to provide homes for the rising middle class, and this house is considered the fullest local expression of the style. Its significance is local and architectural.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Bungalow (craftsman) style","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in good condition, in use as a residence, with little alteration.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:40.362808-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/83003609.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93206658","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134466074"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/walton-county/boss-a-j-house-83003609/"}