{"nrhp_refnum":"89001213","name":"Smith, Jim, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Rt. 3/Toombs County Rd. 18","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lyons","county":"Toombs County","state":"GA","lat":32.017575134000026,"lon":-82.25245414299997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1989-08-31","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, wood-framed vernacular Greek Revival farmhouse built about 1860 for farmer James Henry (Jim) Smith near Lyons, Toombs County, Georgia. It was moved about 1.5 miles in 1984 to avoid demolition.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a rare and impressive example of a rural antebellum Greek Revival house in south Georgia, unusually large for the area and period. It shows Greek Revival influence in its two-story porch, transom and sidelight entrances, and symmetrical facade and plan. It also retains fine craftsmanship such as original mantels, heart-pine flooring and hand-hewn sills.","narrative":"Built around 1860, this two-story farmhouse near Lyons was home to James Henry (Jim) Smith, a prosperous farmer who owned thousands of acres, raised sheep and other livestock, and ran a sawmill and gristmill. The wood-framed house has a full-length two-story porch with six square posts, a five-bay front, a central hall plan on each floor, and a heavy timber frame with hand-hewn, pegged sills. Its entrances have transoms and sidelights, and original mantels, heart-pine floors and four-paneled doors survive. Empty since about 1971, the house was moved roughly 1.5 miles in 1984 to a similar setting on former Smith land to avoid demolition, then rehabilitated with a compatible one-story rear wing. It was listed for architecture as a rare, unusually large example of a vernacular antebellum Greek Revival farmhouse in south Georgia, with attention to the care taken to preserve its integrity after the move.","period_of_significance":"C. 1860","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"The house was moved in 1984 and rehabilitated with a new rear addition, and is used as a single dwelling. It had stood vacant from about 1971 until its move and rehabilitation.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:42.993081-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/89001213.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89001213/6ce7eb7366-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89001213/6ce7eb7366-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Jud McCranie","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jim_Smith_House,_Toombs_County,_GA,_US.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jud McCranie</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:Jim_Smith_House,_Toombs_County,_GA,_US.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93209707","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Smith_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29093762"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/toombs-county/smith-jim-house-89001213/"}