{"nrhp_refnum":"88000749","name":"Hardman, Governor L. G., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"208 Elm St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Commerce","county":"Jackson County","state":"GA","lat":34.20132905600008,"lon":-83.45609055399996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1988-06-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story buff-brick Mediterranean-style residence with Craftsman detailing at 208 Elm Street in Commerce, Jackson County, Georgia, built about 1919-1921 to designs by architect LeRoy C. Hart, on roughly five acres with a garage apartment.","why_significant":"It is significant for its association with L. G. Hardman, a physician who served as Georgia governor from 1927 to 1931 and lived here during both terms. It is also a fine Georgia example of a Mediterranean-style house, designed by trained architect LeRoy Collier Hart and one of few surviving works of his.","narrative":"This two-story residence at 208 Elm Street in Commerce, Georgia, combines a Mediterranean design with Craftsman detailing. Built between about 1919 and 1921 for Dr. L. G. Hardman, it has buff-colored brick walls, limestone trim, a hipped roof of green glazed tile, a porte cochere topped by a deck, and a rear garage apartment. Inside are a large stone living room fireplace, beveled glass, a sun room, a sleeping porch, and a basement with a storm cellar and a greenhouse. Architect LeRoy Collier Hart of Athens designed it, and it is one of his few surviving works. Hardman, a physician, banker, and legislator, served as Georgia governor from 1927 to 1931 and returned here whenever he could. His term saw the Allen Commission on state reorganization, the first state income tax law, and the first permanent home for the state archives. The house stands on about five acres near downtown Commerce.","period_of_significance":"1927-1931","architect_builder":"Hart, Leroy C., architect","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals / Other: Mediterranean Revival","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Used as a single dwelling and being rehabilitated by its owners after a long period of vacancy and neglect before 1986.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:43.300595-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/88000749.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93208692","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_L._G._Hardman_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5589589"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/jackson-county/hardman-governor-l-g-house-88000749/"}