- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Lucy Cobb Institute
- Date of Original:
- 1708/2022
- Subject:
- Carl Vinson Institute of Government
University of Georgia
Greek revival (Architecture)--Georgia--Athens
Cornices--Georgia--Athens
Historic buildings--Georgia--Athens
Buildings--Georgia--Athens
Wrought-iron--Georgia--Athens
Lucy Cobb Institute (Athens, Ga.)
Athens (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Cobb, Thomas Read Rootes, 1823-1862 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794
- Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- In 1991 the main office of the Carl Vinson Institute of Government moved from the University of Georgia's North Campus to the historic Lucy Cobb Institute building on Milledge Avenue, just west of campus.
This photograph shows the front entrance to the Lucy Cobb Institute in Athens, Georgia. In 1991 the main office of the Carl Vinson Institute of Government moved from the University of Georgia's North Campus to the historic Lucy Cobb Institute building on Milledge Avenue, just west of campus. The Lucy Cobb Institute, a secondary school for young women in Athens, was founded in 1859 by Thomas R.R. Cobb, a prominent lawyer and proslavery writer. Exhibiting the Greek Revival style, facade windows have cast-iron cornices, and the main entrance features a door with arched panels, sidelights, and transom, all framed by pilasters and an entablature. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/education/lucy-cobb-institute/m-2772/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Carl Vinson Institute of Government, University of Georgia
Georgia Info, Digital Library of Georgia - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/education/lucy-cobb-institute
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
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