- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Old Mercer University
- Creator:
- Mullikan, Melinda S.
- Date of Original:
- 1708/2022
- Subject:
- Buildings--Georgia--Penfield
Historic buildings--Georgia--Penfield
Greek revival (Architecture)--Georgia--Penfield
Trees--Georgia--Penfield
Columns--Georgia--Penfield
Pediments--Georgia--Penfield
College buildings--Georgia--Penfield
Mercer University--Buildings
Penfield (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc. - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Greene County, Penfield, 33.66735, -83.17738
- Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Several buildings remain on the original campus of Mercer University in Greene County. A Baptist institution, Mercer University was founded in Penfield in 1833 and moved to Macon in 1871. The community of Penfield was eventually absorbed by nearby Union City after the school's relocation.
Photograph of a building remaining on the original campus of Mercer University in Greene County, Georgia. The historic Greek revival structure features an unadorned white pediment supported by six white columns spanning the front of the brick building. Large trees grow on either side of the structure.
A Baptist institution, Mercer University was founded in Penfield in 1833 and moved to Macon in 1871. The community of Penfield was eventually absorbed by nearby Union City after the school's relocation. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/greene-county/m-9050/
- Rights Holder:
- Photograph by Melinda Smith Mullikin, New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/greene-county
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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