- Collection:
- Historic Architecture and Landscapes of Georgia: The Hubert Bond Owens and John Linley Image Collections at the Owens Library
- Title:
- Prince-Pope-Simpson-Stephens House (Washington, Ga.)
- Creator:
- Owens, Hubert B.
- Date of Original:
- 1968-05
- Subject:
- Decoration and ornament--Federal style
Classical Revival
Beaux-Arts
European
Wood (plant material)
Brick
Houses
Dwellings
Architecture--Georgia--Washington
Architecture--Georgia--Wilkes County
Prince, Oliver Hillhouse, 1782-1837--Homes and haunts
Gibson, Augustus--Homes and haunts
Pope, Alexander--Homes and haunts
Simpson, William, Dr.--Homes and haunts
Stephens, Robert Grier, Dr.--Homes and haunts - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Wilkes County, Washington, 33.73679, -82.73931
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Located at: 210 West Liberty Street, Washington, Ga.
Two-story wood frame house featuring a portico across the front with a Beaux-Arts entablature supported by four heroic fluted Corinthian columns that was a later addition. The entrance and balcony doors are framed by sidelights and fanlight transom and the balcony is enclosed by a delicate railing. The porch is enclosed by a ballustrade. Oliver Hillhouse Prince built the originally Federal style house in 1810. One of the earliest compilers of the Laws of Georgia, and a Senator, he also laid out the city of Macon. Prince sold the house to Augustus Gibson, who sold the house to Alexander Pope in 1825. Pope purchased the old 1785 courthouse and used the timbers to ad a two-story four-room addition to the back of the house. The Popes sold the house to William Simpson, and his descendants occupied the house for over a hundred years. Physician and philanthropist Dr. Robert A. Simpson designed and added the hand chisled Beaux-Arts garlands and other decoration, and developed the gardens, a portion of which became the city playground, given to the children of Washington by Simpson. Dr. Robert Grier Stephens, nephew of Simpson and a Washington physician and historian, inherited the house. For more information see Standard, Janet H. The Historic Homes of Washington, Georgia. Washington, Ga.: Wilkes Publishing Company, Inc., c1973, pp. 47-48.
Slide annotated: "Washington, Ga."
Date of structure: 1810. - Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_larc_hbo0561
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_larc_hbo0561#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_larc_hbo0561/presentation/manifest.json
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of image], Hubert B. Owens Collection, Box 40, Owens Library, School of Environment and Design, The University of Georgia
- Extent:
- 1 slide : color
- Holding Institution:
- Owens Library
- Rights:
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