Hiram Warner Hill House


  • Address: LaGrange St
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Building

The Hiram Warner Hill House, constructed in 1897, is historically significant in the areas of architecture and local history. In terms of architecture, it is one of the most outstanding examples of Queen Anne architecture in the region, designed by Thomas Firth Lockwood, a prominent Columbus, Georgia architect for more than twenty-five years. In terms of local history, it is significant as the home of Hiram Warner Hill (1858-1934), one of Meriwether County's most prominent citizens. Hill was a local lawyer and landowner who served Greenville in many capacities. From 1911 to 1934 he was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia. - NRHP, 1977


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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1897/00/00 Ledbetter, Frank Builder Designed by Thomas Firth Lockwood, Hiram Warner Hill House is built by Frank Ledbetter for Hiram W Hill.
1897/00/00 T Firth Lockwood Sr Architect Designed by Thomas Firth Lockwood, Hiram Warner Hill House is built by Frank Ledbetter for Hiram W Hill.
1897/05/24 Hiram Walker Hill Home About the time their new home is being built, Hiram Warner Hill's son, Burwell Pope Hill, is born.
1911/00/00 Hiram Walker Hill Home Soon after his appointment as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia, Hiram Warner Hill moves to Atlanta, leaving the Greenville house to his son Hiram Warner Hill, Jr. The house remained in the Hill family until 1956.

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Particulars for Hiram Warner Hill House:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Sight Category Building
Criteria Person
Owner Private
Architectural Style Queen Anne
Historic Use Single dwelling
Area of Significance Social History



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 7th April 1983

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Hill, Hiram Warner, House
Registry Address: LaGrange St.
Registry Number: 83000236
Resource Type: Building
Owner: Private
Architect: Lockwood, Thomas Firth; Ledbetter, Frank
Architectural Style: Queen anne
Area in Acres: 3
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: State
Area of Significance: Architecture, Social history
Applicable Criteria: Architecture-Engineering, Person
Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1925-1949
Significant Year: 1897
Associated People: Hill,Hiram Walker
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-Function: Single dwelling
Current Function: Domestic
Current Sub-Function: Single dwelling

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