United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794Linley, John1978-08Located 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 MutualInsurance 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.image/jpegForms part of: John Linley Collectionhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/University of Georgia. School of Forest ResourcesQueen Anne StyleStuartEuropeanBrickStoneWood (plant material)RockHousesDwellingsArchitecture--Georgia--AthensArchitecture--Georgia--Clarke CountyWhite, John Richards--Homes and hauntsWhitehall House (Athens, Ga.)White Hall (Athens, Ga.)StillImage