- Collection:
- Historic Architecture and Landscapes of Georgia: The Hubert Bond Owens and John Linley Image Collections at the Owens Library
- Title:
- Demosthenian Hall (University of Georgia)
- Creator:
- Owens, Hubert B.
- Date of Original:
- 1968-04
- Subject:
- University of Georgia. Demosthenian Society
Decoration and ornament--Federal style
Brick
Stucco
Plaster
Coating (material)
Societies' buildings
Architecture--Georgia--Athens
Architecture--Georgia--Clarke County
University of Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Located at: University of Georgia, Athens, Ga.
Demosthenian Hall, constructed in 1824, was the meeting place of the Demosthenian Literary Society (organized in 1803). The traditional Federal style, rectangular structure has a three-bay front and sides. Its roof is hipped with flared eaves. The stoop is stone. The first-floor plan has been greatly altered over the years. Built in 1832, the building has a temple form with a modified Greek hexastyle portico. The columns of the portico are fluted, and there are corner pilasters. Originally, a square tower was located over the vestibule, but a scaffold type bell tower replaced it prior to 1935. 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, pp. 266. See also, F.N. Boney's A walking tour of the University of Georgia. University of Georgia Press, 1989.
Slide annotated: "home of a Literary-Debating Society."
Date of structure: 1824. - Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_larc_hbo0237
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_larc_hbo0237#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_larc_hbo0237/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:
-
