Chapman-Steed House
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
Built around 1895 on Broad Street in Crawfordville, this two-story frame house with an attic follows the Georgian house type: a central hallway with two rooms on each side, repeated on the upper floor. It has a flat-topped hipped roof, weatherboard siding, a full-facade two-story porch with square Doric columns, and eight fireplaces with wood mantels apparently made by millwork companies. A two-room cook's kitchen is attached at the rear. The house was built by William Colclough Chapman, known locally as "Chapman the Grocer," who ran a downtown grocery for many years. It later passed to his daughter, Mary Lela Steed, who taught in public schools for forty-two years. The house was listed for architecture because it is a clear, well-preserved example of its type, with little applied ornament and most original materials intact. It is considered significant at the local level. The family sold it in 1991, and it remains a single-family home.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the house is an excellent and highly intact example of the two-story Georgian House type in a small-town setting. It keeps its original form, floor plan, chimneys, stone piers, porch, doors, windows, stairway and mantels. It also housed two generations of a locally prominent family.
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 02001218, listed October 22, 2002. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | Broad St., Crawfordville |
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| County | Taliaferro County |
| Listed | October 22, 2002 |
| Reference number | 02001218 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | c.1895 |
| Architect / builder | W.C. Chapman |
| Architectural style | Other/Georgian House |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Listed current function is single dwelling; the house was sold out of the Chapman family in 1991 and had alterations to the southwest room in the 1990s. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Within district | Crawfordville Historic District |
| Coordinates | 33.55378, -82.89298 (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 02001218.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q134463313
- This listing as JSON
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