{"nrhp_refnum":"97001089","name":"Mizell, William, Sr., House","other_names":["Susie Fleming--Helen Sarbacher Property"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"101 Palm St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Folkston","county":"Charlton County","state":"GA","lat":30.833900820000053,"lon":-82.00803839599996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1997-09-04","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story frame Neo-Classical Revival house at 101 Palm Street in Folkston, Charlton County, Georgia, built about 1916-1917 for sawmill operator and banker William Mizell, Sr., with a greenhouse, garage, well site and dump site.","why_significant":"The house is an almost intact example of a restrained Neo-Classical house built for a prominent local family. It is also tied to William Mizell, Sr., who founded the Citizens Bank and financed courthouse and Old Dixie Highway bond projects that shaped Folkston. Reviewers listed it under Criteria B and C.","narrative":"Built around 1916-1917 at 101 Palm Street in Folkston, Georgia, this two-story frame house was the home of William Mizell, Sr., a former sawmill operator who became the town's leading banker. Its restrained Neo-Classical design includes a one-story wrap-around porch with paired Doric columns, a porte cochere, dentil molding and an irregular massing that recalls the Queen Anne style. Much of the original mantels, doors, floors and room layout survives. The grounds hold a 1917 greenhouse, a 1940 garage, a well site and an undisturbed dump site. Mizell founded the Citizens Bank, lent the county money for a courthouse and bought the county's entire $50,000 bond share for the Old Dixie Highway. The house was listed for its architecture and for its link to him between 1917 and 1930. The City of Folkston acquired it in 1995 and plans to restore it for civic use and park space.","period_of_significance":"1917 - 1930","architect_builder":"Unknown","architectural_style":"Late 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals/Classical Revival/Neo-Classical Revival","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Vacant and not in use, with restoration planned. The City of Folkston bought it in 1995 and plans a reception venue with the grounds as a park. The greenhouse and garage are heavily damaged.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:43.148661-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/97001089.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/97001089/64f1716911-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/97001089/64f1716911-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Bubba73 (Jud McCranie)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_Mizell_Sr_house,_Folkston,_GA,_US.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Bubba73 (Jud McCranie)</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:William_Mizell_Sr_house,_Folkston,_GA,_US.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93207267","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Mizell_Sr._House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30625641"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/charlton-county/mizell-william-sr-house-97001089/"}