United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794Owens, Hubert B.1973-03Located 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: "Clarke County, Ga. University Campus, Demosthenian Hall."Date of structure: 1824.image/jpeghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/University of Georgia. Demosthenian SocietyDecoration and ornament--Federal styleBrickStuccoPlasterCoating (material)Societies' buildingsArchitecture--Georgia--AthensArchitecture--Georgia--Clarke CountyUniversity of GeorgiaDemosthenian Hall (University of Georgia)StillImage