{"nrhp_refnum":"93001190","name":"Jones, Walter, Rock House","other_names":["Rock House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"4435 GA 186 NE","address_restricted":false,"city":"Good Hope","county":"Walton County","state":"GA","lat":33.796766837000064,"lon":-83.55046166099999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1993-11-04","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 1930s rustic stone and heavy timber house built as a rural retreat on a five-acre tract on Georgia Highway 186, about three miles northeast of Good Hope in Walton County, Georgia. It was built for Walter Jones and completed in 1938.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an exceptional example of stone masonry construction and an unusual historic stone house in Georgia. Its stones are laid with concealed mortar so they look dry-laid, a feature not seen in any other documented stone house in the state. It also reflects early 20th-century interest in rustic architecture, popularized by state and national park buildings.","narrative":"Built as a rural retreat in the 1930s, this stone and heavy timber house sits on a wooded hillside above Jack's Creek, about three miles northeast of Good Hope in Walton County, Georgia. Walter Jones, brother of the owner of nearby Casulon Plantation, began construction in the mid-1930s as a hunting lodge. After his death in an automobile accident in 1938, his son completed the house and lived there with his family. Its walls are uncut field stones of varied sizes, laid with concealed mortar so they appear dry-laid. Large single stones form the lintels and sills, and old mill stones top the gable vents. Inside are pine paneling, exposed roof beams, a massive stone fireplace and a hidden revolving bar. The house is listed for architecture. Few historic stone houses exist in Georgia, and none other documented uses this concealed-mortar method. It also reflects the era's taste for rustic design.","period_of_significance":"1938","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Other: \"rustic\" stone","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Currently used as a single dwelling; a wood-framed addition with carport and a 1984 barn have been added.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:43.463017-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/93001190.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/93001190/2223d8086c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/93001190/2223d8086c-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Kevinvanvoorn1","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Walter_Jones_Rock_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Kevinvanvoorn1</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:Walter_Jones_Rock_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93209841","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134465943"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/walton-county/jones-walter-rock-house-93001190/"}