{"nrhp_refnum":"84001153","name":"Ludowici Well Pavilion","other_names":["Old Well"],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"McQueen St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Ludowici","county":"Long County","state":"GA","lat":31.709968186000026,"lon":-81.74554923899996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-09-07","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"An octagonal, open wooden well pavilion with a Ludowici Celadon clay tile roof, located in the center of Ludowici, Long County, Georgia. It was built in 1907 over the town's public artesian well on land donated by the McQueen family.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is a fine example of a public well structure that served both a functional and a social purpose, and it uses locally made \"Dixie\" Ludowici tile. It marks the 1907 opening of the town's public artesian well, which supplied pure water. It also reflects the McQueen family's philanthropy and served as a gathering place for the community.","narrative":"Standing in the center of Ludowici, Georgia, this octagonal open pavilion shelters the town's old artesian well. Its wooden frame uses cypress posts and pine supports, and the conical roof is covered in \"Dixie\" Ludowici Celadon clay tile, a regional material made locally in the early twentieth century and topped by a specially made clay finial. The well was opened in 1907 on a lot donated by the Neill McQueen family, who required the town to keep the land open to the public and build only an open pavilion over it. The water helped the growing town avoid contaminated supplies that spread typhoid. A hand pump was added in the 1920s when pressure dropped. The site also hosted Saturday gatherings, socials, singing events, political rallies and Fourth of July celebrations. Renovations in 1958 and 1983 changed the floor, ceiling, benches and paling, but most original materials remain, and the pavilion is still used for community events.","period_of_significance":"1907","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Listed as occupied and in excellent condition; still used for community socials. Altered by renovations in 1958 and 1983.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:43.422556-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/84001153.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84001153/83b40b8476-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84001153/83b40b8476-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Bubba73 (Jud McCranie)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Well_Pavioion_Ludowici_GA_USA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Bubba73 (Jud McCranie)</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Well_Pavioion_Ludowici_GA_USA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93208815","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludowici_Well_Pavilion","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28124290"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/long-county/ludowici-well-pavilion-84001153/"}