Garbutt, Robert and Missouri, House
Also known as: Twenty Columns
Why it's listed
Set on a prominent lot along West Liberty Street in Lyons, Georgia, this two-story frame house was built between 1908 and 1910 for timber businessman Robert Garbutt and his wife Missouri. Ivey P. Crutchfield, a self-taught regional architect from Georgia, drew the plans. The house follows the Neoclassical Revival style, with Ionic columns on a wraparound porch, a full entablature with dentils, dormers, a widow's walk and five corbeled chimneys. Inside, a Georgian-type plan places four large rooms around a central hall on each floor, with wood wainscoting, mantels, plaster ceiling medallions and heart-pine floors. A carriage house and a c.1920 servant's house survive on the property. Renovations in the 1970s added vinyl siding and modern conveniences, but the form and main features remain. The house is recognized as a good, intact example of its style and as a work of Crutchfield, who designed numerous commercial buildings, banks and residences across southeast Georgia.
Significance in brief: It is presented as a good, intact local example of Neoclassical Revival architecture, keeping its two-story Ionic columns, entablature with dentils, dormers, corbeled chimneys and Georgian-plan interior. It is also significant as the work of Ivey P. Crutchfield, a noted regional architect who designed many buildings in southeast Georgia.
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 00001564, listed December 28, 2000. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 700 W. Liberty St., Lyons |
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| County | Toombs County |
| Listed | December 28, 2000 |
| Reference number | 00001564 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1908-1910 |
| Architect / builder | Crutchfield, Ivey P. |
| Architectural style | Late 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals/Neoclassical Revival |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Still used as a single-family dwelling; exterior altered with vinyl siding over the original weatherboard, a reduced second-story veranda, and a 1970s garage. |
| Acreage | 3.8 |
| Coordinates | 32.20170, -82.33008 (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 00001564.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q28810928
- This listing as JSON
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