- Collection:
- Historic Architecture and Landscapes of Georgia: The Hubert Bond Owens and John Linley Image Collections at the Owens Library
- Title:
- Joel Abbot-Robert Toombs House (Washington, Ga.)
- Creator:
- Owens, Hubert B.
- Date of Original:
- 1962
- Subject:
- Toombs, Robert Augustus, 1810-1885
Greek Revival (Architecture)
Victorian
European
Wood (plant material)
Clapboard siding
Building materials
Finishing (material)
Siding (material)
Houses
Dwellings
Historic house museums
Museums
Exhibition buildings
Architecture--Georgia--Washington
Architecture--Georgia--Wilkes County - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Wilkes County, Washington, 33.73679, -82.73931
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Located at: 216 East Robert Toombs Avenue, Washington, Ga.
Original part of house built ca. 1797. It was enlarged and remodeled ca. 1810 to change orientation. Portico, west wing, and details added ca. 1837 and east wing during the late 19th century. The main roof is hipped whereas the roofs of the porch and west wing are flat. The front and main facade are Greek Revival and other additions indigenous Victorian. For more information, see Linley, John. The Georgia catalog, Historic American Buildings Survey: a guide to the architecture of the state. Athens, Ga.: University of Georgia Press, c1982, p. 347.
Slide annotated: "Washington, Ga. 1962."
Date of structure: 1797. - Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_larc_hbo0006
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_larc_hbo0006#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_larc_hbo0006/presentation/manifest.json
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of image], Hubert B. Owens Collection, Box 45, Owens Library, School of Environment and Design, The University of Georgia
- Extent:
- 1 slide : color
- Holding Institution:
- Owens Library
- Rights:
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