{"nrhp_refnum":"94000712","name":"Kelley, James, House","other_names":["Kelley--Mertz House","Greenwood"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Tennille--Harrison Rd. E of jct. with GA 15","address_restricted":false,"city":"Tennille","county":"Washington County","state":"GA","lat":32.93157660600005,"lon":-82.79945158046726,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1994-07-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A stuccoed, tile-roofed Craftsman-style bungalow on the outskirts of Tennille, Washington County, Georgia, built in 1919 and designed by architect Charles E. Choate, with a surrounding farm complex of outbuildings.","why_significant":"The house is an unusual local example of a Craftsman bungalow with eclectic detailing, a rare style for Choate, whose work in the county was mostly Victorian Eclectic and Classical Revival. It was also the last building he designed in Washington County, marking the end of his local career. It is further linked to James Kelley, a university-designated \"Master Farmer\" of the 1920s.","narrative":"Set on the outskirts of Tennille, Georgia, this one-and-one-half-story Craftsman bungalow was built in 1919 for James and Eugenia Kelley after fire destroyed their earlier home. Architect Charles E. Choate designed it with stucco walls, a tile roof, faux half-timbering in the gables, a porte-cochere and a concrete front porch. Inside are paneled walls, built-in cabinets, and classically inspired mantels, with Ionic columns at the main front room. The house matters chiefly for its architecture. Choate's other local work was Victorian Eclectic and Classical Revival, so this bungalow shows a wider design vocabulary, and it was his last building in Washington County. The property also preserves the setting of a large early twentieth-century farm. James Kelley was named a Master Farmer by the University of Georgia's College of Agriculture in the 1920s. Historic barns, sheds, tenant houses and a wind mill tower survive nearby, though none were designed by Choate.","period_of_significance":"1919","architect_builder":"Charles E. Choate, architect","architectural_style":"Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements: Bungalow/Craftsman","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Current function is a single dwelling; outbuildings remain in poor to good condition.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:43.396332-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/94000712.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93206698","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Kelley_House_(Tennille,_Georgia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65070513"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/washington-county/kelley-james-house-94000712/"}