{"nrhp_refnum":"99000293","name":"Idlewilde","other_names":["Rastello House","Idlewild"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Lake Clark Rd., Indian Springs State Park","address_restricted":false,"city":"Indian Springs","county":"Butts County","state":"GA","lat":33.247581629000024,"lon":-83.92308788199995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1999-03-12","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Landscape Architecture","Commerce","Health/Medicine","Entertainment/Recreation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Idlewilde (also called the Rastello House) is a two-story frame New South-type house built about 1908 at the entrance of Indian Springs State Park in Indian Springs, Butts County, Georgia, with four historic outbuildings, a historic garden and rock work.","why_significant":"It is argued to be an excellent, intact and rare example of the New South House type, with intact New South landscaping including a boxwood garden, terracing and stone walls. It was also a boarding house run by sisters Jennie and Bessie Bryans for visitors seeking the healing springs, giving it significance in commerce, health/medicine, recreation and women's history.","narrative":"Idlewilde is a two-story frame house built around 1908 at the entrance of Indian Springs State Park in Butts County, Georgia. It follows the New South House form, with a central hall, a projecting front bay, a steeply pitched hipped roof, brick chimneys, beveled glass windows and simple classical wood mantels. Four historic outbuildings and a landscaped yard with a boxwood garden, terraces and stone walls complete the property. Jennie Bryans built the house, and she and her sister Bessie ran it as a boarding house for visitors who came to Indian Springs for its reputedly healing waters. Running a boarding house was a respectable way for single women to earn a living in rural Georgia at the time. Willis and Mrs. Powell later bought the property and kept developing the gardens until 1943. The state of Georgia received the property in 1979, and the house and grounds have since been restored. It is recognized for its architecture, landscape design, resort-era commerce and women's history.","period_of_significance":"1908-1943","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Other: New South House","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Recently restored by Indian Springs State Park; now used as a museum within the park.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:43.095011-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/99000293.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99000293/d43cef4d30-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99000293/d43cef4d30-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Blastoids","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Idlewilde_3.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:Idlewilde_3.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93207187","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idlewilde_(Indian_Springs,_Georgia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16892601"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/butts-county/idlewilde-99000293/"}