{"nrhp_refnum":"92001637","name":"McNeill House","other_names":["David Armstrong McNeill,Sr.,House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"220 Lee St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Thomson","county":"McDuffie County","state":"GA","lat":33.46718463900004,"lon":-82.50770378399994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1992-11-27","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story International style single-family house at 220 Lee Street in Thomson, McDuffie County, Georgia, built in 1937 from a design by architect Edward Durrell Stone published in Collier's magazine in 1936.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an excellent and rare example of the International style in Georgia. It reflects modern design through up-to-date materials and construction, asymmetrical geometric forms, and simplified detail focused on function. Significance is statewide under architecture.","narrative":"Built in 1937 on a corner lot at 220 Lee Street in Thomson, Georgia, this two-story house follows a plan by architect Edward Durrell Stone that appeared in Collier's magazine in March 1936. David and Ellen McNeill chose the design after their son ordered the plans for three dollars. The house has a smooth stuccoed exterior, a low hipped roof hidden behind a parapet, curved balconies, glass block walls, original Pella casement windows, and a cylindrical stair. Construction was unusual for the town, using steel I-beams, terra cotta hollow tile, precast concrete steps, and Carrara glass in the baths. Local craftsman Henry Hogan supervised the work and built the mahogany fireplace and bookcase. A major restoration in 1989-1990 replaced the glass block, restored the iron balustrades, and fixed moisture problems. It is considered an excellent and rare Georgia example of the International style, significant statewide for its architecture.","period_of_significance":"1937","architect_builder":"Stone, Edward Durrell (designer); Henry Hogan, master craftsman who supervised construction; Charles Blumquist, master mason; Carl Springer, stucco and plaster work","architectural_style":"International Style","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still used as a single dwelling; restored in 1989-1990 after moisture problems, with little altered from the original plans.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:42.732217-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/92001637.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93208914","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134391134"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/mcduffie-county/mcneill-house-92001637/"}