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Clarke County Courthouse (Georgia)

Buildings and structures in Athens, GeorgiaClarke County, GeorgiaCounty courthouses in Georgia (U.S. state)Georgia (U.S. state) Registered Historic Place stubsGovernment buildings completed in 1914
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Clarke County Courthouse, Athens, GA
Clarke County Courthouse, Athens, GA

The Clarke County Courthouse in Athens, Georgia is a historic courthouse serving Clarke County which was built in 1914. It is part of the Downtown Athens Historic District.

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Clarke County Courthouse (Georgia)
East Hancock Avenue, Athens-Clarke County Unified Government

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Clarke County Courthouse

East Hancock Avenue
30601 Athens-Clarke County Unified Government
Georgia, United States
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Downtown Athens Historic District
Downtown Athens Historic District

The Downtown Athens Historic District is a historic area in the Downtown Athens neighborhood of Athens, Georgia. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. Its boundaries were revised twice, in 1984 and 2006, and additional documentation was filed in 2006.The original listing area includes Early Commercial architecture, Renaissance architecture, and Greek Revival architecture in 82 contributing buildings and two contributing buildings in a 40-acre (16 ha) area roughly bounded by Hancock Ave., Foundry, and Mitchell. It includes work dating back to 1833. It includes the Franklin House, which is separately listed on the National Register, and the Clarke County Courthouse. Historic functions served include rail transportation, dwelling, and commerce/trade.The most prominent resources in the original listing include: Clarke County Courthouse (Athens, Georgia) (c. 1914), E. Washington Street, in yellow brick, designed by A. Ten Eyck Brown Franklin House (c. 1845), 464-474 E. Broad Street, Greek Revival Whitmire Furniture Company, 382 E. Broad, (1896) Athens Refrigeration and Appliance Company (1889), 312 E. Broad Street Old National Bank Building (c. 1866), 295 E. Broad Street, "Gothic-inspired", stuccoed but in pattern resembling masonry Athens Savings Bank (c. 1885), now the Charles Parrott Insurance Agency, 283 E. Broad Street, Richardsonian Romanesque stone obelisks, one to commemorate Elijah Clarke and the Revolutionary War, one to commemorate the Civil War and veterans from Clarke County who died in the War, in the center of Broad Street Kenwin Building (c. 1890), 125 E. Clayton Street Haygood Building (c. 1885), 151 E. Clayton Street Building at 216-220 E. Clayton Street Michael Brothers (now Davison's) (1921), 320-350 E. Clayton Street, designed by Neel Reid Austin Furniture Company, 361 E. Clayton Street Building at 351 E. Clayton Street Building at 263-288 Lumpkin Street and 104-106 E. Washington The Georgian Hotel (c. 1908), 247 E. Washington Street (photo 20 in 2006 documentation), five-story Classical Revival building designed by A. Ten Eyck Brown Athens Fire Station No. 1 (1912) still functioning as a fire station in 1977 Athens City Hall, a two-story yellow brick Renaissance Revival style building with a clock tower (photo 18 in 2006 documentation) United States Post Office and Courthouse (1941), in Stripped Classical style (photo 22 in 2006 documentation) First Presbyterian Church (1856), Greek Revival-style (photo 22 in 2006 documentation and more on College Avenue and elsewhere, including a double-barreled cannon.The boundary increase of 1984 added buildings on the west side of Lumpkin Street. Its seven contributing buildings are two-story commercial buildings with party walls, in a 1-acre (0.40 ha) area. One was the Georgia Theatre, an Art Deco movie theater from the 1920s, and the other buildings then held retail stores, offices, a printing shop, and a laundry.The revision in 2006 added new area, removed some area, and added additional documentation. The increased area, roughly bounded by Dougherty St., Thomas St., Hickory St., Broad St. South St. and Pulaski St., was 24 acres, with 25 contributing buildings and one other contributing structure. It includes Federal and Greek Revival architecture, and some work of architect A. Ten Eyck Brown and some property controlled by the U.S. Postal Service. Historic functions included: domestic; commerce/trade; government; religion; recreation and culture; industry/processing/extraction; health care Historic subfunction: single dwelling; business; city hall; religious structure; theater; communications facility; clinic.

President's House (University of Georgia)
President's House (University of Georgia)

The President's House, also known as the Benjamin H. Hill House or the Grant-Hill-White-Bradshaw House, was erected in 1856 in Athens, Georgia. The mansion has served as University of Georgia president's residence since it was donated to the University System of Georgia in 1949. John Thomas Grant constructed the house in 1856. Benjamin Harvey Hill, who served in both the House of Representatives and United States Senate, acquired the house in 1876. Later, James White, founder of the First National Bank of Athens, purchased the property in July 1883. However, his daughter, W. F. Bradshaw, inherited the house upon White's death during the same year. The Bradley Foundation of Columbus, Georgia, acquired the property from Bradshaw's estate and in 1949 presented it to the University of Georgia as a home for its president. With the help of donations from the Bradley Foundation, the Georgia Board of Regents acquired the property in the early 1940s. The University of Georgia restored the house and grounds; Cooper, Bond, and Cooper were the architects in charge of remodelling, and Hubert B. Owens, A.S.L.A., designed the rear gardens. The front yard was refurbished in 1965. The house is one of the oldest buildings in Athens, Georgia. The University of Georgia President's House was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey and as of March 16, 1972 is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.Michael F. Adams was the first President to relocate his residence off campus. The facility served as an Alumni building and special programs location on the University of Georgia campus. The university announced plans to sell the residence in 2023.