{"nrhp_refnum":"86002677","name":"Brinson Family Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Bainbridge, Wainhurst and Leon Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Brinson","county":"Decatur County","state":"GA","lat":30.976488103000065,"lon":-84.73667143669772,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-10-02","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Landscape Architecture","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A district of five houses (one a parsonage) and a church clustered around a four-way intersection on the south side of Brinson, Decatur County, Georgia. The wood-frame buildings date from before 1890 to 1920, and the district covers about 14 acres.","why_significant":"The district is significant for its late 19th- and early 20th-century architecture, its historic landscaping and pecan grove, and its ties to town founder Simeon Brinson and his sons. The Brinson family founded the town and ran its farming, cotton warehouse, bank, store and medical practice. The form cites Criteria A, B and C.","narrative":"Brinson Family Historic District is a compact group of five houses, one of them a parsonage, and a Methodist church around a four-way intersection on the south side of Brinson, in southwest Georgia. The wood-frame buildings date from before 1890 to 1920 and include a Queen Anne-influenced house built in 1893 by town founder Simeon Brinson, modest L-shaped cottages, and a large 1920 house with Craftsman and Prairie touches. The simple 1901 church remains very intact. Mature shade trees, informal yard plantings and a pecan grove planted about 1915 give the area a landscaped character that sets it apart from the rest of town. The district matters for its architecture and landscape and for the Brinson family. Simeon Brinson had the town surveyed in 1889 and served as postmaster and first mayor. He and his son Jason farmed large tracts and ran the cotton warehouse and only bank, while another son, Homer, practiced medicine.","period_of_significance":"1890-1920","architect_builder":"Multiple","architectural_style":"Victorian Eclectic (Queen Anne influenced) and Craftsman-influenced eclectic, with Prairie and American Foursquare elements","criteria":["A","B","C"],"status_note":"Listed as occupied, in good condition, on its original site and altered; the form reports no non-contributing structures.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:43.201409-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/86002677.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93207726","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brinson_Family_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29094239"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/decatur-county/brinson-family-historic-district-86002677/"}