Walters-Davis House

The Walters-Davis House, at 429 E. Tugalo St. in Toccoa in Stephens County, Georgia, was built in 1906. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

Walters-Davis House
Walters-Davis House is located in Georgia
Walters-Davis House
Location429 E. Tugalo St., Toccoa, Georgia
Coordinates34°34′49″N 83°19′28″W
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1906
Built byE.L. Prater
Architectural styleLate Victorian Eclectic
NRHP reference No.82002464[1]
Added to NRHPJune 17, 1982

It is a one-story late Victorian Eclectic-style house. It was deemed significant architecturally and for its association with Judge Ben Davis, who occupied the house in 1912, purchased it in 1915, and lived in it until his death.[2]

Davis was President of the Stephens County Bar Association for 20 years and also served as Recorder for the City of Toccoa and as Judge of City Police and Justice Courts.[2]

It was built by master builder E.L. Prater (1872-1950), who also built the NRHP-listed James B. Simmons House (1903) and the Stephens County Jail, both in Toccoa, as well as a bank in Taylorsville and the NRHP-listed Candler Street School (1911) in Gainesville, Georgia.[3]

The listing included a second contributing building, originally an outhouse and coal storage building, now a storage building.[2]

The property was acquired by the Toccoa First United Methodist Church, located at 333 E. Tugalo St., in 1984, and serves as offices for the church.[4]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Dale Jaeger; Carolyn Brooks (February 12, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Walters-Davis House". National Park Service. Retrieved January 10, 2021. With accompanying 10 photos from 1981
  3. Dale Jaeger; Kathryn C. Trogdon (February 18, 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: James B. Simmons House". National Park Service. Retrieved January 10, 2021. With accompanying 12 photos from 1982
  4. "Toccoa First United Methodist Church".


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