Chambers, William, House
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Why it's listed
Near Homer in Banks County, this farm property centers on a one-story, three-bay central hallway house built about 1906 by William Harvey Chambers and his wife Minnie. It has white clapboard walls, stuccoed end chimneys, a steep centered front gable and a rear kitchen ell. Beside it stands the former Nails Creek Church, moved to the site in 1910 and converted into a general store. Chambers sold household goods, fertilizer and farm supplies there until 1935, often accepting cotton as payment, and the Depression forced the store to close. He then turned to trucking produce and raising poultry. The site also holds a replacement well house with its original windlass and bucket, plus old farm equipment. The property was listed for its architecture, as a representative early twentieth-century Piedmont Georgia farmhouse, and for its commercial role along the Old Federal Road, where it is one of three surviving stores.
Significance in brief: It is significant in architecture as a good early 20th-century example of the central hallway house type and for an unusual store made from a moved church building. It is significant in commerce for the general store operated there from 1910 to 1935 along the Old Federal Road. The nomination cites Criteria A and C.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 96001305, listed November 7, 1996. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | GA 51, approximately 1 mi. W of jct. with GA 59, Homer |
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| County | Banks County |
| Listed | November 7, 1996 |
| Reference number | 96001305 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | c. 1906-1946 |
| Architect / builder | Unknown |
| Architectural style | OTHER/Central hallway |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Commerce |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | All buildings are described as in excellent condition; the house remains a single dwelling. |
| Acreage | 12 |
| Coordinates | 34.37109, -83.42016 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 96001305.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q125923071
- This listing as JSON
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