{"nrhp_refnum":"84001266","name":"Vernon Road Historic District","other_names":["See Also:Ferrell-Holder House"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Vernon Rd. from Jenkins St. to Forrest Ave. incl. Ferrel Dr., Broad and Carter Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"La Grange","county":"Troup County","state":"GA","lat":33.03804343050007,"lon":-85.0509595708908,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-01-12","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Landscape Architecture","Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A linear residential historic district of about 130 acres along Vernon Road, a former country highway on the outskirts of LaGrange, Troup County, Georgia, west of LaGrange College. It contains single-family houses from the early 19th to early 20th centuries.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the district is significant in architecture, community planning and development, exploration and settlement, landscape architecture and local history. It shows a rural road area gradually absorbed into the town, with houses ranging from Greek Revival to Craftsman/Bungalow and formal and informal landscaping. It was also the home of many of LaGrange's leading citizens, notably the Calloway family.","narrative":"Vernon Road in LaGrange, Georgia, began as a country highway at the edge of town and is now lined with houses from the early 19th to early 20th centuries. The historic district covers about 130 acres west of LaGrange College and consists almost entirely of single-family homes, from small cottages to two-story mansions. Styles include Greek Revival, Victorian Eclectic, Neoclassical, Georgian Revival, Bungalow and English Tudor. Some houses came from local carpenter-builders, while others were designed by noted Georgia architects such as Neel Reid, who designed the Hills and Dales estate. Early landholders built substantial houses here, including the Ferrell-Holder House and The Oaks, and the area was folded into the city in 1920. Informal tree-shaded yards create a park-like setting, and Hills and Dales preserves the Ferrell boxwood gardens. The district was also home to many of LaGrange's leading citizens, including the Calloway mill family.","period_of_significance":"early 19th-early 20th centuries","architect_builder":"Multiple; includes Neel Reid (Hills and Dales), Ivey and Crook, P. Thornton Marye, Lockwood and Poundstone, and local carpenter-builders","architectural_style":"Greek Revival, Victorian Eclectic, Neoclassical, Georgian Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman, English Tudor","criteria":["A","B","C"],"status_note":"Occupied, mostly private residences; few non-historic properties that do not seriously intrude on the historic character.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:40.133225-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/84001266.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84001266/4dd09116aa-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84001266/4dd09116aa-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Rivers Langley; SaveRivers","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vernon_Road_Historic_District;_LaGrange,_GA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Rivers Langley; SaveRivers</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:Vernon_Road_Historic_District;_LaGrange,_GA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93209765","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q141810288"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/troup-county/vernon-road-historic-district-84001266/"}