Downtown Athens Historic District
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The Downtown Athens Historic District is a historic area in Athens, Georgia
, United States
. 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. It is in the Downtown Athens, Georgia neighborhood.
The original listing includes Early Commercial architecture, Renaissance architecture
, and Greek Revival architecture
in 82 contributing buildings and 2 contributing buildings in a 40 acres (16.2 ha) area roughly bounded by Hancock Ave., Foundry, and Mitchell. It includes work dating back to 1833. It includes the Franklin House
and the Clarke County Courthouse which are separately listed on the National Register. Historic functions served include rail transportation, dwelling, and commerce/trade.
The boundary increase of 1984 added seven contributing buildings in a 1 acre (0.404686 ha) area roughly bounded by Hancock Ave., Foundry, Mitchell, Broad, and Lumpkin Sts. Historic function includes commerce/trade, and a current or former specialty store is included.
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 1 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 function: 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
Building is listed for architectural criteria
Athens, Georgia
Athens-Clarke County is a consolidated city–county in U.S. state of Georgia, in the northeastern part of the state, comprising the former City of Athens proper and Clarke County. The University of Georgia is located in this college town and is responsible for the initial growth of the city...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1978. Its boundaries were revised twice, in 1984 and 2006, and additional documentation was filed in 2006. It is in the Downtown Athens, Georgia neighborhood.
The original listing includes Early Commercial architecture, Renaissance architecture
Renaissance architecture
Renaissance architecture is the architecture of the period between the early 15th and early 17th centuries in different regions of Europe, demonstrating a conscious revival and development of certain elements of ancient Greek and Roman thought and material culture. Stylistically, Renaissance...
, and Greek Revival architecture
Greek Revival architecture
The Greek Revival was an architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in Northern Europe and the United States. A product of Hellenism, it may be looked upon as the last phase in the development of Neoclassical architecture...
in 82 contributing buildings and 2 contributing buildings in a 40 acres (16.2 ha) area roughly bounded by Hancock Ave., Foundry, and Mitchell. It includes work dating back to 1833. It includes the Franklin House
Franklin House (Athens, Georgia)
The Franklin House is a three-story brick historic building located at 464-480 East Broad Street, in Athens, Georgia. It was built in three phases between 1845 and 1860. Originally a mercantile building with an antebellum hotel on the upper floors, from 1865 to 1972 it was a hardware store...
and the Clarke County Courthouse which are separately listed on the National Register. Historic functions served include rail transportation, dwelling, and commerce/trade.
The boundary increase of 1984 added seven contributing buildings in a 1 acre (0.404686 ha) area roughly bounded by Hancock Ave., Foundry, Mitchell, Broad, and Lumpkin Sts. Historic function includes commerce/trade, and a current or former specialty store is included.
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 1 other contributing structure. It includes Federal
Federal architecture
Federal-style architecture is the name for the classicizing architecture built in the United States between c. 1780 and 1830, and particularly from 1785 to 1815. This style shares its name with its era, the Federal Period. The name Federal style is also used in association with furniture design...
and Greek Revival
Greek Revival architecture
The Greek Revival was an architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in Northern Europe and the United States. A product of Hellenism, it may be looked upon as the last phase in the development of Neoclassical architecture...
architecture, and some work of architect A. Ten Eyck Brown
A. Ten Eyck Brown
Albert Anthony Ten Eyck Brown was an architect active in Atlanta, Georgia and other areas. Brown was born in 1878 in Albany, New York. He studied at the Academy of Design in New York.His works include:* St...
and some property controlled by the U.S. Postal Service.
Historic function: 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
Building is listed for architectural criteria