- Collection:
- Historic Architecture and Landscapes of Georgia: The Hubert Bond Owens and John Linley Image Collections at the Owens Library
- Title:
- Whitehall House (Athens, Ga.)
- Creator:
- Linley, John
- Date of Original:
- 1978-08
- Subject:
- University of Georgia. School of Forest Resources
Queen Anne Style
Stuart
European
Brick
Stone
Wood (plant material)
Rock
Houses
Dwellings
Architecture--Georgia--Athens
Architecture--Georgia--Clarke County
White, John Richards--Homes and haunts - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Located at: Simonton Bridge Road and Whitehall Road, Athens, Ga.
Red brick mansion featuring irregular massing of large geometric forms and picturesque minor elements characteristic of the Queen Anne style. Details such as the porch's arched entrance reveal the influence of the Richardsonian Romanesque style. Devotion to a three-dimensional hierarchy concerning height, depth, and scale distinguishes the house is from other Victorian architecture. Masonry construction includes walls of red brick resting on a foundation of rough-faced, random stonework. A roof covered with pressed-metal imitation shingles shelters the decorative use of brick, stone, terracotta, and wood to form stringcourses, sills, lintels, and panels. John Richards White dropped out of the University of Georgia to serve in the Civil War and afterwards took a leading role in his father's varied business interests, serving as president of the Whitehall Yarn Mills, the Athens Foundry and Machine Works, the Athens Compress Company, and the National Bank of Athens. He also served as a director of the Southern Mutual
Insurance Company. After the death of his father and mother, he built Whitehall and moved the former family home to the rear of the site, where it served as a school for his children until it was moved to Dillard, Georgia in 1906. Attributed to Athens architect William Winstead Thomas, Whitehall was completed by 1892. White's descendants occupied the home until 1936, when the Georgia Rural Rehabilitation Corporation acquired the dwelling and its 1,875 acres. The government agency subsequently deeded the land to the University of Georgia Board of Regents. A 750-acre tract south of the house became the Whitehall Experimental Forest, whose caretakers occupied the house through 1966. The School of Forest Resources restored the residence in 1977, utilizing the upper floors for caretaker's quarters, the main floor rooms for receptions, and the basement for meetings.
Slide annotated: "White Hall."
Date of structure: 1892. - Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_larc_jlc0284
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_larc_jlc0284#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_larc_jlc0284/presentation/manifest.json
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of image], John Linley, Box 8
- Extent:
- 1 slide : color
- Holding Institution:
- Owens Library
- Rights:
-
