{"nrhp_refnum":"92000384","name":"Coleman, James, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"323 N. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Swainsboro","county":"Emanuel County","state":"GA","lat":32.60085980300005,"lon":-82.33637928099995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1992-04-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, wood-framed Queen Anne style house with Neoclassical Revival details at 323 N. Main Street in Swainsboro, Emanuel County, Georgia, built in 1904 for a prominent businessman and state legislator.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an excellent, intact example of the combined Queen Anne and Neoclassical Revival styles common in Georgia towns around the turn of the century. Its original unpainted pine interior shows outstanding craftsmanship. It was also the first house in Emanuel County with indoor plumbing and electricity.","narrative":"Built in 1904 at 323 N. Main Street in Swainsboro, the James Coleman House is a large two-story frame residence that blends Queen Anne and Neoclassical Revival design. Its wrap-around porch with circular corner turrets, bay windows, multi-gabled roof, pedimented gables, cornice dentils and widow's walk show the mix of styles. Coleman, a local sawmill owner, finished the interior almost entirely in pine, including beaded-board walls and ceilings, floors, wainscoting, a paneled stairway and a decorative hall screen. Much of it remains unpainted and unaltered, with oak mantels, tile and overmirrors in most rooms. The house was reportedly the first in Emanuel County with indoor plumbing and electricity. A brick hot house, now a tool shed, also contributes, while a rear metal garage does not. The house was listed for its architecture as an intact example of a large, eclectic turn-of-the-century home built for a prominent citizen, and as a reminder of the large houses that once lined North Main Street.","period_of_significance":"1904","architect_builder":"Built by James Coleman, who owned a local sawmill","architectural_style":"Late Victorian: Queen Anne (with Neoclassical Revival details)","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Historic and current function is single dwelling, with a current commercial business use also listed; the property retains its integrity.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:43.41216-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/92000384.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92000384/bd9dc554f8-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92000384/bd9dc554f8-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Judson McCranie","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:James_Coleman_House,_Swainsboro,_GA,_US.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Judson 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:James_Coleman_House,_Swainsboro,_GA,_US.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93207945","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Coleman_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30603487"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/emanuel-county/coleman-james-house-92000384/"}