{"nrhp_refnum":"86002027","name":"Jones, Pearl J., House","other_names":["White Columns"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"401 Athens St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Hartwell","county":"Hart County","state":"GA","lat":34.34541645100006,"lon":-82.94341806799997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-09-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story frame Neo-classical house at 401 Athens Street in Hartwell, Hart County, Georgia, built in 1913-1914 as the family residence of farmer J. Pearl Jones. His brother Lon Jones was the builder.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an intact example of high style Neo-classical design, one of few in the Hartwell area. It has a monumental columned front facade, classically inspired exterior detailing and compact, regular massing. The interior shows Craftsman-inspired decorative features adapted by local builders.","narrative":"Built in 1913-1914 at 401 Athens Street in Hartwell, this two-story frame house was the family home of J. Pearl Jones, a farmer who owned about 20 acres near Eagle Grove. His brother Lon Jones served as builder, with his sons helping, and the lumber was cut on Jones' farm and fitted before being brought to the site. The house is dominated by a four-column, monumental Ionic portico across the full width of the front, with bracketed eaves, leaded glass transoms and sidelights, and a small cantilevered balcony. Inside are wood floors, wainscoting, interior columns and Craftsman-inspired woodwork. It is regarded as an intact, high style example of Neo-classical design, a style popular in Georgia in the early 1900s and uncommon in Hartwell. Jones sold the property in 1964 to new owners, who rehabilitated it in 1964-1965, enclosing the rear porch and adding a kitchen wing. The house remains a residence in good condition.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Lon Jones","architectural_style":"Neo-classical","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Described as in good condition and in use as a residence; it stood vacant for several years after the Torrences relocated, before being purchased in 1978.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:43.545259-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/86002027.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002027/41bece3185-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002027/41bece3185-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Sjb1237","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Exterior_view_of_J._Pearl_Jones_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Sjb1237</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:Exterior_view_of_J._Pearl_Jones_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93206258","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134373689"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/hart-county/jones-pearl-j-house-86002027/"}