- Collection:
- Historic Architecture and Landscapes of Georgia: The Hubert Bond Owens and John Linley Image Collections at the Owens Library
- Title:
- Female Academy (Mercer College)
- Creator:
- Owens, Hubert B.
- Date of Original:
- 1973-02-10
- Subject:
- Mercer College
Decoration and ornament--Federal style
Greek Revival (Architecture)
European
Wood (plant material)
Brick
Porticoes
Houses
Dwellings
Schools
Colleges
Architecture--Georgia--Penfield
Architecture--Georgia--Greene County - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Greene County, Penfield, 33.66735, -83.17738
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Located at: Penfield, Ga.
Two-story wood frame house featuring a two-story portico with pediment supported by four square Doric-inspired columns. The porch and balcony over the entrance are enclosed by a decorative iron railing. Balcony and entrance doors are framed by sidelights and transom. The pediment features a semicircular ventilator. The Female Academy was established at Old Mercer College in 1838. The Academy became a town school after 1855. For more information see Rice, Thaddeus Brockett. History of Greene County, Georgia: 1786-1886. Macon, Ga.: J. W. Burke Company, c1961, p. 259.
Slide annotated: "Greene County, Ga. Penifeld, Federal Period circa 1835."
Date of structure: 1838. - Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_larc_hbo0579
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_larc_hbo0579#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_larc_hbo0579/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:
-
