{"nrhp_refnum":"98000227","name":"Davis, Daniel M., House","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"GA 9, 1.5 SW of jct. of GA 9 and GA 52","address_restricted":false,"city":"Dahlonega","county":"Lumpkin County","state":"GA","lat":34.51310681800004,"lon":-84.06376508090568,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1998-03-12","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Agriculture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-and-one-half-story frame vernacular farmhouse of the Central Hall Cottage type, with a historic farm complex of log and frame outbuildings, on 23 acres along the Etowah River near Dahlonega, Lumpkin County, Georgia. Daniel M. Davis built it between 1878 and 1880.","why_significant":"The nomination finds it architecturally significant as an intact, locally notable example of a Central Hall Cottage with high material integrity and surviving hand-craftsmanship. It is also significant in agriculture as the main house of a small north Georgia farm with intact historic outbuildings. The farm's long association with a family of mixed white and Cherokee lineage adds to its importance.","narrative":"Set in rural wooded foothills near Dahlonega, this unpainted one-and-one-half-story farmhouse was built by Daniel M. Davis between 1878 and 1880. It follows the Central Hall Cottage plan, with two main rooms flanking a central hall and staircase, and a rear ell holding the kitchen and dining room. Log and hand-sawn lumber framing, pegged mortise-and-tenon joints, heart-pine interior boards, and corner boards carved from single logs show 19th-century hand craftsmanship. Historic log and frame outbuildings survive, including a barn, smokehouse and corn crib. The 23-acre farm includes a rocked spring and an orchard. It was listed for its architecture and for its role as a small subsistence farm typical of north Georgia. The land is also tied to Davis's grandfather, Daniel Davis, who lived among the Cherokee before their 1838 removal. The Davis family held the property until 1990, and the road that once fronted the house was moved in the 1930s.","period_of_significance":"c.1880-1948","architect_builder":"Built by Daniel M. Davis; no architect named (form lists N/A)","architectural_style":"Other: Central Hall Cottage","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Currently used as a single dwelling; the Davis family owned the property until 1990. Changes include electricity, two bathrooms and an updated kitchen and heating.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:43.348239-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/98000227.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/98000227/cda83e7013-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/98000227/cda83e7013-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Gwringle","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Daniel_M._Davis_House,_photographer_facing_SW_(2).JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Gwringle</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:Daniel_M._Davis_House,_photographer_facing_SW_(2).JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93208859","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_M._Davis_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q139408367"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/lumpkin-county/davis-daniel-m-house-98000227/"}