United States, Georgia, Greene County, Penfield, 33.66735, -83.17738Owens, Hubert B.1973-02-10Located 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.image/jpeghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Mercer CollegeDecoration and ornament--Federal styleGreek Revival (Architecture)EuropeanWood (plant material)BrickPorticoesHousesDwellingsSchoolsCollegesArchitecture--Georgia--PenfieldArchitecture--Georgia--Greene CountyFemale Academy (Mercer College)StillImage