Chick, Tom, House
Also known as: Chick-Gower-Braswell House
Why it's listed
Built in 1907-1908 on East Church Street in Monroe, this two-story frame house was constructed for farmer Tom Chick, who bought about 65 acres so his growing family could use the town's schools. W.D. Weldon built it, using lumber from an earlier Chick farm. A one-story porch with simple square columns curves around the west side, and the plain exterior is relieved only by a bay window, a transom over the front door, simple door surrounds, one-over-one windows and brick chimneys. The Chicks lived here until 1919, when it was sold to O.S. Gower. Later, in the late 1920s, merchant and local politician W.H. Braswell bought it as his residence. The house was considered significant as a typical early twentieth century home for a middle-class family and as one of few remaining farmhouses within Monroe's city limits, a rare house type in an area that developed outward from the town center. At the time of the nomination it stood vacant.
Significance in brief: The house is presented as a good example of early twentieth century architecture built for a middle-class family moving toward the city for its schools. It is typical in massing, details and style of early 1900s building. It is also a rare surviving example in Monroe of a farmhouse within the city, where few late nineteenth and early twentieth century farm-related homes remain.
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 83003610, listed December 28, 1983. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 1102 E. Church St., Monroe |
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| County | Walton County |
| Listed | December 28, 1983 |
| Reference number | 83003610 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architect / builder | W.D. Weldon |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian frame residence with influences of vernacular architecture (reviewer's comment) |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Listed as vacant and in fair-to-poor condition with some deterioration; it remains in the Braswell estate. |
| Acreage | 22 |
| Coordinates | 33.79119, -83.69460 (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 83003610.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q55635974
- This listing as JSON
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