- Collection:
- Historic Architecture and Landscapes of Georgia: The Hubert Bond Owens and John Linley Image Collections at the Owens Library
- Title:
- Strahan House (University of Georgia)
- Creator:
- Owens, Hubert B.
- Date of Original:
- 1962-05
- Subject:
- University of Georgia
Greek Revival (Architecture)
European
Brick
Wood (plant material)
Cast iron
Iron alloy
Metal
Houses
Dwellings
Universities
Schools
Faculty housing
Housing
Architecture--Georgia--Athens
Architecture--Georgia--Clarke County
Johnston, Richard Malcolm, 1822-1898--Homes and haunts
Strahan, Charles Morton, 1864-1947--Homes and haunts - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Located at: North Campus, University of Georgia, Athens, Ga.
Two-story brick house on a high basement with hipped roof, featuring an entrance portico with pediment supported by two square Doric columns. The portico is reached by an angular horseshoe stair with a decorative iron railing. The garden is enclosed by a brick latticework wall and iron gate. Windows are embellished with stone lintels. The house was home to University professors, the Psychology Department and finally the Institute of Law and Government. It was destroyed in the mid-1960s to make way for the new Law Annex. Built in 1845 of locally made brick, the house was home to Richard Malcolm Johnston from 1857 to 1861. A popular law teacher, Johnston resigned from the faculty in 1861 because he believed the coming war was a mistake. He retired to Powelton with his family for the duration of the Civil War, then moved to Baltimore, Maryland. Johnston later wrote Dukesborough Tales. The last family to live in the house was that of Charles Morton Strahan, Professor of Civil Engineering. When the house was remodeled to become the Institute of Law and Government in 1953, iron medallions were added to form the front porch railing. The medallions were designed for the "Old State House" at Milledgeville and feature bas-relief profiles of famous men such as Andrew Jackson and Thomas Jefferson.
As the Psychology Department grew, it relocated to the Strahan House which became the Institute of Law and Government, demolished to build the Law School Annex in the 1960s.
Slide annotated: "Strahan House, Law School Garden, U. of Ga."
Date of structure: 1845. - Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_larc_hbo0665
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_larc_hbo0665#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_larc_hbo0665/presentation/manifest.json
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of image], Hubert B. Owens Collection, Box 28, Owens Library, School of Environment and Design, The University of Georgia
- Extent:
- 1 slide : color
- Holding Institution:
- Owens Library
- Rights:
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