Pope-Talmadge House
Why it's listed
Set on a long, narrow lot at the intersection of Calvin Road and County Road 22 north of Monticello, this one-story frame house was built about 1883 by Charles Weymon Pope, a prosperous Jasper County farmer and landowner. It follows the Georgian Cottage form, with a central hall flanked by two rooms on each side, a hip roof, fieldstone foundation, weatherboard siding, and a shed-roof porch with turned posts and scrollwork brackets. A rear ell connected by a covered breezeway may be as old as the house or older. Inside, the hall and front rooms keep their original flushboard walls, ceilings and floors, along with paneled doors and moldings. The house passed through the Pope and Talmadge families, who farmed cotton on the surrounding land into the 1970s. It was listed as an excellent, intact example of a Georgian Cottage, a house type most common in Georgia's Piedmont between 1850 and 1890. Five modern or rebuilt outbuildings do not contribute to its character.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the house is an excellent, intact example of a c. 1883 Georgian Cottage, the most popular and long-lived house type in Georgia. It keeps its central-hall floor plan, its historic ell, and its historic interior and exterior materials. It is significant at the local level under architecture.
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 09000492, listed July 8, 2009. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 2560 Calvin Rd., Monticello |
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| County | Jasper County |
| Listed | July 8, 2009 |
| Reference number | 09000492 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | c.1883 |
| Architectural style | Georgian Cottage |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Currently used as a single dwelling, described as a retreat and home for the owner's family. |
| Acreage | 4.5 |
| Coordinates | 33.37216, -83.70235 (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 09000492.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q134382936
- This listing as JSON
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