Williams Family Farm
Also known as: Goldworth Farm
Why it's listed
Southwest of Villa Rica in Carroll County, this farm complex centers on a Folk Victorian gabled-ell farmhouse built in 1891 by John Worth Williams. Around it stand a smokehouse, horse barn, carriage house, a brick creamery from 1895, a silo, a 1940s feed barn, and a stone-walled flower pit, along with remnants of terraced fields. The family ran a dairy from 1891 into the 1960s, supplying milk and butter to local stores, schools, and Grady Hospital in Atlanta by train. The creamery gained an addition in 1936 for bottling and later a pasteurizer. The grounds include a formal front garden laid out in the 1890s and a rock garden with lily ponds from about 1933. The farm is recognized for its dairy history, its well-preserved architecture, and its landscapes, and it has remained in one family since 1891.
Significance in brief: The farm is significant for agriculture as a very early and rare Georgia dairy farm operating from 1891 into the 1960s, with a creamery updated to include pasteurizing and bottling. It is significant for architecture through its intact main house and outbuildings, and for landscape architecture through its formal garden, 1930s rock garden, and landscape of work.
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 05000193, listed March 25, 2005. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 55 Goldworth Rd., Villa Rica |
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| County | Carroll County |
| Listed | March 25, 2005 |
| Reference number | 05000193 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | 1891-1955 |
| Architectural style | Folk Victorian (gabled-ell cottage) |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Agriculture, Architecture, Landscape Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Current function is listed as work in progress; the milking barn and several other outbuildings are no longer standing, and the lily ponds are not currently maintained. |
| Acreage | 10.8 |
| Coordinates | 33.70325, -84.94288 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
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 05000193.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q85815814
- This listing as JSON
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