{"nrhp_refnum":"97000960","name":"Talmo Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly along Main St., Kinney Ave., and A.J. Irvin Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Talmo","county":"Jackson County","state":"GA","lat":34.18506608350003,"lon":-83.72049642010197,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1997-09-15","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Community Planning and Development","Transportation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small railroad and crossroads community district in Talmo, Jackson County, Georgia, about 10 miles north of Jefferson. It has 10 contributing buildings and the railroad as a contributing structure, dating from about 1880 to 1947.","why_significant":"The district is an excellent example of a linear railroad community, where nearly all development followed the arrival of the railroad in 1883 and still lines the rail and highway corridor. It also retains good examples of vernacular late 19th-century commercial buildings, a frame depot, and frame houses with Folk Victorian, Queen Anne and Craftsman elements.","narrative":"Talmo is a small railroad and crossroads town in Jackson County, Georgia, about 10 miles north of Jefferson. Its historic district centers on the intersection of Main Street (GA 332), Kinney Avenue and A. J. Irvin Road, where two general stores and a c. 1900 frame depot face the tracks. Six houses nearby reflect vernacular building traditions of the Georgia Piedmont after the Civil War, including hall-parlor, pyramidal and gabled-ell forms with Folk Victorian, Queen Anne and Craftsman details. The district is significant because the town grew almost entirely after a railroad reached it in 1883, and buildings still line the rail and highway corridor. Cotton from the surrounding area, known as the Talmo Cotton District, supported prosperity until the boll weevil in 1919 and 1920 and the Depression slowed growth. Passenger service ended in 1959. The district covers about 40 acres and includes 10 contributing buildings, the railroad, and five newer buildings.","period_of_significance":"c.1880-1947","architect_builder":"Unknown","architectural_style":"Vernacular; Folk Victorian; Queen Anne; Classical Revival; Craftsman","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"The depot still stands but is no longer used as a depot; the rail line is still used for freight by CSX, with no Talmo stop. The post office, city hall and fire station are in non-historic buildings.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:43.499014-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/97000960.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/97000960/a491195bf5-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/97000960/a491195bf5-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Upstateherd","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Talmo_Rail_Depot.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Upstateherd</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:Talmo_Rail_Depot.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93208710","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q141769302"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/jackson-county/talmo-historic-district-97000960/"}