{"nrhp_refnum":"86002043","name":"Saul, Meyer, House","other_names":["Higgenbotham Residence"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"304 W. Johnson St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Hartwell","county":"Hart County","state":"GA","lat":34.355366772000025,"lon":-82.93571137499998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-09-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-and-one-half story frame Victorian-eclectic house at 304 West Johnson Street in Hartwell, Hart County, Georgia, built circa 1902 as the residence of merchant Myer Saul.","why_significant":"The house is tied to Myer Saul, a Jewish merchant who ran a major downtown clothing business in a predominantly Protestant region and openly cited his faith in his advertising. It is also a very good example of the late-Victorian middle-class house type found in small Georgia towns, with compact massing, a high pyramidal roof, multiple gables and prominent porches.","narrative":"Built around 1902 at 304 West Johnson Street in Hartwell, Georgia, this one-and-one-half story frame house reflects the Victorian-eclectic style common in small Georgia towns. It has a steep pyramidal tin roof, multiple projecting gables, paired interior chimneys, a dormer with half-timbered detailing, and a shed-roofed porch with turned posts and balusters. The central hall, tongue-and-groove woodwork, original floors and period mantels survive inside, though some rooms were altered in the 1940s and 1960s. Myer Saul, a European-born Jewish merchant, had the house built. He came to Hartwell around 1892 to work in his brother's clothing store and later ran the business himself, becoming a well-regarded local figure. His faith was unusual in a largely Protestant region, and he mentioned it in his advertising. The house is recognized both for this local association and as a good example of a late-Victorian middle-class residence. It remains a home on a corner lot shaded by large pecan trees.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Victorian-eclectic","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Described as in good condition and still used as a residence; a non-historic car shelter was added at the rear and interior paneling and acoustical tile ceilings were added in the 1960s.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:42.673497-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/86002043.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002043/7ab52d3ca6-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002043/7ab52d3ca6-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Upstateherd","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Meyer_Saul_House_-_Hartwell,_GA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Upstateherd</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:Meyer_Saul_House_-_Hartwell,_GA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93206278","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134379003"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/hart-county/saul-meyer-house-86002043/"}