{"nrhp_refnum":"96000247","name":"Dismuke Storehouse","other_names":["Minyard's Store"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"505 N. Lee St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Americus","county":"Sumter County","state":"GA","lat":32.07738527200007,"lon":-84.23215612499996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1996-03-07","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Commerce","Black"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story, wood-framed corner commercial building at 505 North Lee Street in Americus, Sumter County, Georgia, built in 1899 by carpenter Joseph H. Dismuke. It holds two commercial spaces, a barbershop and a cafe, in a historically African-American neighborhood.","why_significant":"The nomination cites it as an intact turn-of-the-century residential-style corner store and as a Black-owned commercial and social gathering place. It housed a grocery, cafe, barbershop and dance hall serving Americus's African-American community. It also retains a historic barbershop fixture and most of its original features.","narrative":"Built in 1899 by carpenter Joseph H. Dismuke, this wood-framed corner store at Lee and Ashby Streets in Americus combines a hipped roof, a recessed front porch and weatherboard siding that give it a residential look. Inside are two commercial spaces, a barbershop and a cafe, with living quarters once at the rear. Dismuke sold vegetables and baked goods there. In 1922 John Minyard bought it and ran a grocery and a cafe that became a well-known place for music, dancing and socializing in the local African-American community. Seasonal farm workers and domestic workers also gathered at the corner to be picked up for work. A barbershop was added late in the historic period and keeps an early mirrored furnishing with marble counters. The building was moved back 20 feet in 1987 for road widening and is the only historic building left at the intersection. It is recognized for its architecture, commerce and Black ethnic heritage.","period_of_significance":"1899-1945","architect_builder":"Dismuke, Joseph H., builder","architectural_style":"No style","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Vacant at the time of nomination; the owner hoped to reopen it for business. Moved back 20 feet in 1987 for road widening and damaged in the July 1994 flood.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:43.014148-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/96000247.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93209520","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dismuke_Storehouse","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134457700"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/sumter-county/dismuke-storehouse-96000247/"}