Johnson, J. J., Farm
Why it's listed
This farm on Rabbit Hill Road, about 3.7 miles south of the Williamson County Courthouse in Georgetown, centers on a two-story stone house built around 1860 by J. J. Johnson. The dwelling follows an I-house plan with stucco-covered stone walls, a gable roof with lock-seam metal covering, two exterior stone chimneys with corbeled caps, and six-over-six wood windows. The five-bay east front has a single-door entrance with transom and sidelights, and a two-story shed-roofed porch with chamfered posts, a turned balustrade and jigsawn brackets. Outbuildings include a servants' house, a frame shed and a board-and-batten barn. The farm was recognized as an outstanding and rare example of finely crafted stone I-house construction and as one of the earliest surviving structures built by Swedish immigrants in the area. It remained with the original owner's family and has operated as a farm for more than a century. Federal reviewers accepted it for its architectural merit.
Significance in brief: The inventory form calls it an outstanding and rare example of a finely crafted stone I-house. It is also described as one of the earliest remaining structures built by Swedish immigrants in the area. The property stayed with the original owner's family and operated as a farm for over 100 years. The federal reviewer accepted it for architecture under Criterion C.
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 86000178, listed January 14, 1986. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Rabbitt Hill Rd., Georgetown |
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| County | Williamson County |
| Listed | January 14, 1986 |
| Reference number | 86000178 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architect / builder | J. J. Johnson |
| Architectural style | I-house |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Present condition listed as good; present use residential, and the farm has operated for over 100 years. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 30.58321, -97.67182 (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 86000178.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q110000693
- This listing as JSON
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