{"nrhp_refnum":"91002003","name":"Sorrells, R. P., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"220 Prince Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Athens","county":"Clarke County","state":"GA","lat":33.960622837000074,"lon":-83.38206146699997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1992-01-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story wood-frame house at 220 Prince Avenue in Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, built around 1907 by Dr. R. P. Sorrells, with a former servants' quarters at the rear.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an excellent local example of the turn-of-the-century blending of Queen Anne and Neoclassical Revival styles, with the two styles unusually easy to tell apart. It also cites the fine exterior and interior craftsmanship and its role as a representative of the large houses that once lined Prince Avenue.","narrative":"Located at 220 Prince Avenue in Athens, this two-story wood-frame house was built around 1907 by Dr. R. P. Sorrells. It combines Queen Anne and Neoclassical Revival features: a symmetrical form, Tuscan porch columns, an elliptical fanlight with sidelights, bay windows, stained glass and decorative dormers. Inside, a central hall is flanked by large rooms, with seven mantels, pocket doors, wainscoting and an elaborate stairway with a spindlework screen. Cotton buyer George Mason bought the house in 1913. It later served as a funeral home, whose coffin lift and crank system remain, then as law offices, and was rehabilitated in 1988 for a travel agency. A frame former servants' quarters stands at the rear. Prince Avenue was once lined with substantial houses, and few remain amid commercial development. The house was listed for its architecture, as a clear local example of two popular styles combined in Georgia towns around 1900.","period_of_significance":"C. 1907","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Neoclassical Revival (combined with Queen Anne features)","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Rehabilitated in 1988 for use as a travel agency; current function listed as professional commerce. Earlier used as a funeral home and law offices.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:42.622866-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/91002003.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91002003/f84c828c65-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91002003/f84c828c65-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Gwringle","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:R.P._Sorrells_House,_photographer_facing_north.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Gwringle</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:R.P._Sorrells_House,_photographer_facing_north.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93207504","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134287514"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/clarke-county/sorrells-r-p-house-91002003/"}