{"nrhp_refnum":"97000054","name":"Leonard-Akin House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"309 E. Union St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Vienna","county":"Dooly County","state":"GA","lat":32.100127678000035,"lon":-83.79164016599998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1997-02-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, brick-veneer Neoclassical Revival house at 309 East Union Street in Vienna, the county seat of Dooly County, Georgia, built c.1914 by local contractor P. G. Busbee. A c.1914 brick carriage house stands on the same lot.","why_significant":"The house is significant under Criterion C for architecture as a good, intact example of a Neoclassical Revival house in Georgia. It conveys the style through its symmetrical front facade, paired windows, modillioned eaves, a wide frieze band, a full-length porch with Ionic and Tuscan columns, and a porte-cochere. It is also the only two-story, brick-veneer house in its neighborhood.","narrative":"Built around 1914 at 309 East Union Street in Vienna, Georgia, this two-story brick-veneer house is a local example of Neoclassical Revival design. It was built by P. G. Busbee, a Vienna contractor and the father of George Busbee, who later served as governor of Georgia. The house sits three blocks east of the town square and courthouse. Its symmetrical front facade has a center door with leaded glass, a transom and sidelights, flanked by paired one-over-one windows. A full-length porch carries paired Ionic columns and single Tuscan columns, and a porte-cochere extends from the east side. Eaves are boxed with modillions beneath a wide frieze band. Inside, rooms are arranged around a central stair hall, with plaster walls, wood floors and fireplace mantels. A c.1914 brick carriage house, now an apartment, is also on the lot. The house is notable as the only two-story, brick-veneer home in its neighborhood and for its intact style and landscape.","period_of_significance":"c.1914","architect_builder":"Mr. P.G. Busbee","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals/Neo-Classical Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Currently used as a single dwelling; the carriage house is currently an apartment. The owners completed a certified rehabilitation 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 02:55:43.372616-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/97000054.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/97000054/f8c38eb5b0-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/97000054/f8c38eb5b0-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Blastoids","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leonard-Akin_House_b.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Blastoids</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leonard-Akin_House_b.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93207836","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard%E2%80%93Akin_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q85776271"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/dooly-county/leonard-akin-house-97000054/"}