Reiser-Zoller Farm
Why it's listed
Four miles north of Springfield, Georgia, this 100-acre farmstead was developed by Virgil Reiser, who bought the land in 1874 and built a one-story cottage in 1875. In 1900 a larger two-story plantation-plain house was added in front of it, built by relative Pierce Edwards. The older part has heavy hand-hewn timber framing, while the newer part uses balloon framing and machine-cut lumber. About two dozen wood outbuildings survive, including barns, a syrup house, smokehouse, blacksmith shop, tobacco barn and a circular horse lot. A small store built in 1912 housed a local branch of the Farmer's Educational and Cooperative Union and is considered very rare. A row of trees leads from the highway to the house, and a picket fence surrounds the yard. The property is recognized for its intact picture of a small, diversified family farm in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and for its architecture and landscape.
Significance in brief: The farm is significant for its intact farm plan and surviving outbuildings, including a rare Farmer's Educational and Cooperative Union store and an unusual horse lot. The house shows plantation-plain style continued after the Civil War, with two construction methods side by side. The tree-lined entrance avenue and picket fence add landscape significance.
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 89000152, listed March 2, 1989. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | GA 119, 4 mi. N of Springfield, Springfield |
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| County | Effingham County |
| Listed | March 2, 1989 |
| Reference number | 89000152 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | 1875-1938 |
| Architect / builder | Edwards, Pierce (c. 1900) |
| Architectural style | Plantation-plain |
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| Areas of significance | Landscape Architecture, Agriculture, Architecture |
| Level of significance | State |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Still used as a single dwelling with agricultural outbuildings; the owner grows tobacco on about six acres and grazes cattle on about twelve. |
| Acreage | 100 |
| Coordinates | 32.41417, -81.28211 (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 89000152.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q28153648
- This listing as JSON
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