{"nrhp_refnum":"97000053","name":"Byrom, William H., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Main St., near the jct. of GA 90 and the Seaboard Coast RR","address_restricted":false,"city":"Byromville","county":"Dooly County","state":"GA","lat":32.201224901000046,"lon":-83.90671268999995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1997-02-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Community Planning and Development"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story, wood-framed Greek Revival-style Georgian cottage built in 1859 in the center of Byromville, Dooly County, Georgia, on a lot of about 5 acres. It was built for William H. Byrom, the town's founder.","why_significant":"The house is an intact example of a Greek Revival-style Georgian cottage, a type and style identified as significant in Georgia's historic house context. It is also tied to William H. Byrom (1817-1873), who founded the town, built its first store, and served as its first postmaster.","narrative":"Built in 1859 in the center of Byromville, Dooly County, Georgia, this one-story wood-framed house combines Greek Revival styling with a Georgian cottage form. It has a hipped roof, a full-facade porch with square Doric-capped columns, a central entrance with paired paneled doors, transom and sidelights, and nine-over-nine windows. Inside, a central hall is flanked by two rooms on each side, with four classical-style mantels and original wood floors. The house was built for William H. Byrom (1817-1873), who bought 800 acres in the community then called Friendship in 1852. He opened the town's first store in 1853, served as first postmaster, and gave land for the Methodist church. His son sold the railroad right-of-way in 1903, after which the town grew and was laid out and then incorporated in 1905. The house is recognized for its intact architecture and its link to the town's founding family. A rehabilitation was completed in 1995.","period_of_significance":"1859-1946","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Mid-19th Century/Greek Revival; Other/Georgian Cottage","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Remains in use as a single-family residence. A certified rehabilitation was completed in 1995.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:43.000341-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/97000053.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/97000053/be7df90565-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/97000053/be7df90565-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Jud McCranie","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_Byrom_House,_Dooly,_GA,_US.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jud 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:William_Byrom_House,_Dooly,_GA,_US.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93207834","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134296636"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/dooly-county/byrom-william-h-house-97000053/"}