Jones, R.M., General Store
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Why it's listed
Built about 1903 at Jones Crossroads in southern Troup County, this one-story general store is made of uncoursed local fieldstone gathered from the fields of landowner Christopher Columbus Jones. His youngest son, Robert Monroe Jones, ran the business. The building has a front-gable metal roof, stepped parapets, a central double-door entrance and a rear fieldstone chimney. Inside, the single open room keeps its original shelving, ladders, display cases, counter, safe, wood floor and ceiling, and a carved-wood teller's cage once used as a post office. The store sold clothing, dry goods, fertilizer, plows and car parts, and it extended credit to area farmers. The Avery family leased the store from 1919, bought it in 1935, and ran it into the 1960s. It is recognized for its intact architecture and for its role in rural commerce and mail service between about 1903 and 1958. It now operates as an antique store.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the store is an excellent, intact example of an early 20th-century rural fieldstone general store (Criterion C). It also reflects the role of the general store and local post office as a commercial center for a rural community (Criterion A). It operated as a general store through the end of the historic period.
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 08001321, listed February 10, 2009. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 6926 Whitesville Rd., LaGrange |
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| County | Troup County |
| Listed | February 10, 2009 |
| Reference number | 08001321 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | c.1903-1958 |
| Architectural style | OTHER: vernacular fieldstone store |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Commerce |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Currently used as a specialty store; the building operates daily as an antique store and retains original interior fittings. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 32.86980, -85.03527 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For an income-producing building, listing (individually or as a contributing building in a district) is the gateway to the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit on qualified rehabilitation costs, often stackable with state credits. Work claiming the credit must follow the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and be approved in advance.
Listing does not restrict a private owner acting without federal money or permits; where federal funding or licensing is involved, Section 106 review applies.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 08001321.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q16899080
- This listing as JSON
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