Williamson-Maley-Turner Farm
Also known as: Round Barn Furniture Store
Why it's listed
Four miles northeast of Jefferson, Georgia, this farm along Parks Creek combines a 1913 Craftsman bungalow with a 60-foot-diameter round barn built the same year by Lee Nelms for dairyman G. G. Williamson. The farmhouse keeps its original weatherboard siding, doors, mantels, plaster walls and wood ceilings. Outbuildings include an ice house, a well house, a milking barn, a corn crib and the foundation of a round hog barn. A later ranch house is the only noncontributing resource. The round barn reflects early twentieth-century experiments in farm efficiency and is one of three known historic round barns in Georgia. Williamson ran a dairy of about thirty Jerseys until 1925. The property was foreclosed in 1936 and then bought by the Maley family, who raised cattle and hogs. In 1964 the barn became a furniture store. The farm was recognized for its architecture and its record as a continuously operating farm from 1913 through 1945.
Significance in brief: The farm is significant in architecture for its round barn, one of three known historic round barns in Georgia, and for an intact Craftsman side-gabled bungalow. It is significant in agriculture as a continuously working farm since 1913 and one of very few early dairy farms in Jackson County, which used experimental barn technology.
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 95000823, listed July 7, 1995. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | GA 15 NE of Jefferson, Jefferson |
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| County | Jackson County |
| Listed | July 7, 1995 |
| Reference number | 95000823 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | 1913-1945 |
| Architect / builder | Round Barn - Lee Nelms (builder) |
| Architectural style | Late 19th & Early 20th Century American Movements: Bungalow/Craftsman |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Agriculture, Architecture |
| Level of significance | State, Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | The round barn has housed a furniture store since 1964, and the farm still raises cattle. The farmhouse is in excellent condition. |
| Acreage | 50 |
| Coordinates | 34.14806, -83.51971 (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 95000823.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q141769287
- This listing as JSON
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