Old North Campus, University of Georgia
- Address: E Broad St
- Vicinity: Bounded by E Broad, S Lumpkin St and Jackson St
- University of University of Georgia in Athens, GA
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1786/02/13 | Abraham Baldwin | Work | At the first meeting of the University of Georgia's board of trustees, Abraham Baldwin is appointed the president of the institution. | |||
1801/09/00 | Josiah Meigs | Work | In the fall of 1801 university president Josiah Meigs hastily erects a few log and frame buildings, sells town lots to raise money for the University, and soon begins to impart his precise culture to a handful of young men in a wild and lonely land. | |||
1806/00/00 | Jett Thomas | Architect | Old College, the original Franklin College building at the University of Georgia, is built in 1806. | |||
1809/00/00 | Charles Delucena Meigs | Education | Charles Meigs graduates from the University of Georgia. | |||
1830/00/00 | Crawford Williamson Long | Education | Crawford W Long applies to the University of Georgia where he met and shared a room with Alexander Stephens, future Vice President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. | |||
1830/00/00 | Alexander H Stephens | Education | Crawford W Long applies to the University of Georgia where he met and shared a room with Alexander Stephens, future Vice President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. | |||
1830/00/00 | Col William McKinley | Education | William McKinley graduates with honors from Franklin College. | |||
1832/00/00 | Chapel dedicated in 1832 and the Arch, built to resemble great seal of Georgia, was erected in 1858. | |||||
1877/00/00 | Joseph Jacobs | Education | Joseph Jacobs attends the University of Georgia. Dr Crawford W Long was instrumental in ensuring Jacobs' acceptance to the university. |
Particulars for Old North Campus, University of Georgia: | |
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Area of Significance | Architecture |
Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
Higher Learning | College |
Area of Significance | Education |
Criteria | Exemplar |
Architectural Style | Federal Style |
Architectural Style | Greek Revival |
Sight Category | Historic District |
Area of Significance | Landscape Architecture |
Level of Significance | National |
Architectural Style | Second Empire |
Owner | State |
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