Tucker, John A., House
Also known as: Wood Home
Why it's listed
This one-story cottage at Florence and Maple Streets in Lumpkin was built shortly after lawyer John A. Tucker bought the lot around 1846. It is a Plantation Plain house with an ell plan, gable roof, two exterior chimneys, weatherboard siding, brick pier foundation and a porch running the length of the front. The front is unusual for its asymmetrical arrangement of a main entrance, a second single-leaf entrance and 2/2 double-hung windows. A two-room ell was added to the rear about 1860, along with gingerbread brackets on the porch columns. Tucker was one of five Lumpkin attorneys admitted to practice before the Georgia Supreme Court when it was organized in 1845, and he took part in the town's early development. He died in 1859, and his wife sold the house in 1882. W.W. Wood bought it in 1890, and it stayed in the Wood family afterward. The house is among the older surviving homes in Lumpkin. It was recorded as vacant and in poor condition, in an area of later trailers and ranch houses.
Significance in brief: The house is one of the earlier homes still standing in Lumpkin and a good local example of the plantation plain style, with an unusual asymmetrical arrangement of front doors and windows. It is also significant as the home of Tucker, one of the area's first lawyers and one of five Lumpkin attorneys recognized by the Georgia Supreme Court when it was organized in 1845.
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 82002478, listed June 29, 1982. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Florence St., Lumpkin |
|---|---|
| County | Stewart County |
| Listed | June 29, 1982 |
| Reference number | 82002478 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architect / builder | Unknown |
| Architectural style | Plantation Plain Cottage |
| Areas of significance | Law, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Listed as residence/vacant; in poor condition and in need of general building repairs. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 32.05301, -84.79621 (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.
Noted as vacant in the nomination. Nomination documents can be decades old; current status may differ. If you are considering buying an empty listed property, read the due-diligence checklist.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 82002478.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- This listing as JSON
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