Linder, Roscoe Conklin, House
Also known as: Griggs Residence
Approximate location: the National Park Service places this pin arbitrarily within the property, not at a surveyed point (stated accuracy ±12 m).
Why it's listed
This one and one-half story brick-veneer bungalow at 118 Athens Street in Hartwell was built in 1917-1918 for Roscoe Conklin Linder and his wife Octavia. Linder later served as Hartwell's mayor. John William Temple of the Temple family of builders constructed it from a pattern book design by Leila Ross Wilburn, an Atlanta architect described as Georgia's first woman architect. The house has a broad gable roof with bracketed eaves, a shed-roofed dormer with four 10/1 windows, and a wide flat-roofed front and side porch with squat brick posts on brick piers. Inside, the plan is essentially a central hall, with tongue-and-groove vaulted ceilings, wood floors and plaster walls. Mature hardwoods and a specimen Deodar cedar shape the grounds. The house was listed for its architecture, as a well-preserved local interpretation of the Craftsman style tied to two notable design and building figures. Linder willed it to the minister of the Hartwell Methodist Church, and it remains a residence in good condition.
Significance in brief: The house is considered a good, intact example of a Bungalow with Craftsman features as interpreted locally in Hartwell. Its significance is enhanced by its association with the Temple family of builders and with Leila Ross Wilburn, described as Georgia's first woman architect, who specialized in pattern book home designs.
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 86002033, listed September 11, 1986. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 118 Athens St., Hartwell |
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| County | Hart County |
| Listed | September 11, 1986 |
| Reference number | 86002033 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architect / builder | Leila Ross Wilburn (design from pattern book)/Temple family (contractors); built by John William Temple |
| Architectural style | Bungalow with Craftsman design features |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Used as a residence and described as in good condition; the attic was finished in 1981 and a new furnace installed in 1972. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 34.35150, -82.94106 (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 86002033.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q48840580
- This listing as JSON
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