National Register of Historic Places

Simmons, James B., House

Toccoa, Stephens County, Georgia
Listed
April 6, 1983
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
83000241

About this property

The James B. Simmons House, also known as the Simmons-Bond House, was built in 1903 in Toccoa, Georgia by the noted Georgia architect E. Levi Prater for James B. Simmons, a successful lumberman. The main occupants of the house have been the James B. Simmons and the Julius Belton Bond families. The property was added to the United States National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The house, located in downtown Toccoa, Georgia across from the county courthouse, is representative of the frame Queen Anne Style Greek Revival houses built in Northern Georgia around the turn of the Twentieth century. Lumberman Simmons' utilized oak extensively throughout the house. Features include a built-in oak china cabinet, carved oak newel posts, dentil molding, extensive oak panels, oak pocket doors, and oak flooring. It was built by master builder and Toccoa resident E.L. Prater (1872-1950), who also built the NRHP-listed Walters-Davis House (1906) and the Stephens County Jail in Toccoa, a bank in Taylorsville, Georgia, and the Candler Street School (1911) in Gainesville, Georgia.

Location

130 W. Tugalo St.
Toccoa, Stephens County, Georgia
34.58062, -83.33139

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Nearby Historic Sites

Stephens County Courthouse
Industrial
0.1 mi
Toccoa Downtown Historic District (Boundary Increase)
Listed
0.1 mi
Toccoa Downtown Historic District
Listed
0.2 mi
Schaefer-Marks House
Industrial
0.3 mi
Walters-Davis House
Industrial
0.4 mi

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When was Simmons, James B., House listed on the National Register?

Simmons, James B., House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 6, 1983.

What type of historic resource is Simmons, James B., House?

Simmons, James B., House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Simmons, James B., House is recorded as the industrial era.

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