- Collection:
- Historic Architecture and Landscapes of Georgia: The Hubert Bond Owens and John Linley Image Collections at the Owens Library
- Title:
- Union Church (Irwinton, Ga.)
- Creator:
- Linley, John
- Date of Original:
- 1967-07
- Subject:
- Ward, Patrick
Greek Revival (Architecture)
European
Brick
Wood (plant material)
Churches
Religious buildings
Architecture--Georgia--Irwinton
Architecture--Georgia--Wilkinson County
Presbyterian church buildings
Methodist church buildings
Baptist church buildings - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Wilkinson County, Irwinton, 32.81126, -83.17265
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Located at: Highways 29 and 57, Irwinton, Ga.
Built by Patrick Ward in 1856, the antebellum church of handmade brick, chartered by the state legislature in 1854 and used jointly by the Presbyterians, Methodists, and Baptists, has a slave gallery inside. A Greek Revival portico shading the entrance features three two-story Doric columns, which may represent the three denominations, the Trinity, or which may have been used because the spacing seemed proper for the two separate entrance doors. The spire is topped by a weather vane rather than a cross, in keeping with the Protestant avoidance of Catholic imagery. For more information see Linley, John. Architecture of Middle Georgia: the Oconee Area. Athens, Ga.: University of Georgia Press, c1972, pp. 8, 166.
Date of structure: 1856. - Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_larc_jlc0233
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_larc_jlc0233#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_larc_jlc0233/presentation/manifest.json
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of image], John Linley Collection, Owens Library, School of Environment and Design, The University of Georgia
- Extent:
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Holding Institution:
- Owens Library
- Rights:
-
