James B. Simmons House

James B. Simmons House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The James B. Simmons House
Location	Toccoa, Georgia
Coordinates	34°34′50″N 83°19′53″W / 34.58056°N 83.33139°WCoordinates: 34°34′50″N 83°19′53″W / 34.58056°N 83.33139°W
Built	1903
Architect	Prater,E.L.
Architectural style	Classical Revival, Queen Anne
NRHP Reference #	83000241 [1]
Added to NRHP	April 7, 1983

The James B. Simmons House, also known as the Simmons-Bond House, was built in 1903 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 add to the United States National Register of Historic Places in 1983.^[1]

Architecture

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.

Simmons-Bond House parlor

Simmons-Bond House dining room

View of the dining room alcove detailing the stained glass windows, pillars, and decorative dentil molding.

References

1. National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.