Central Baptist Church

Central Baptist Church is a church in Clarke County, Georgia. Central Baptist Church is situated near the manor estate Ware–Lyndon House, as well as near the theater building Morton Theatre.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Ware–Lyndon House and Tree That Owns Itself.

Ware–Lyndon House

Manor estate

Photo: GAgayle, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Ware–Lyndon House is a historic house located at 211 Hoyt Street in Athens, Georgia, at the end of Jackson Street. Built circa 1850, the house is two stories and exhibits an Italianate style. Ware–Lyndon House is situated 650 feet north of Central Baptist Church.

Tree That Owns Itself

Photo: Boston Public Library, Public domain.

The Tree That Owns Itself is a white oak tree that, according to legend, has legal ownership of itself and of all land within eight feet of its base. Also known as the Jackson Oak, the tree is at the corner of South Finley and Dearing Streets in Athens, Georgia, US. Tree That Owns Itself is situated 3,200 feet southwest of Central Baptist Church.

Morton Theatre

Theater building

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The Morton Theatre, located in downtown Athens, Georgia, at 195 West Washington Street, is one of the first vaudeville theatres in the United States uniquely built, owned, and operated by an African-American businessman: Monroe Morton. Morton Theatre is situated 1,600 feet south of Central Baptist Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Athens and Dearing Street Historic District.

Athens

Photo: Rob, CC BY 2.0.

Athens is a vibrant college town of 127,000 people in the Classic Heartland region of Georgia. Athens is most popular in the late summer and fall when students, families of students or college football fans visit the University of Georgia.

Dearing Street Historic District

Neighborhood

Photo: Patmcalex, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Dearing Street Historic District is a neighborhood.

Normaltown

Neighborhood

Normaltown is a neighborhood in Athens, Georgia, by the Athens Regional Medical Center and named for the State Normal School formerly located there. It was the first area of Athens to be wired for electricity after the completion of the Mitchell Bridge hydroelectric plant in 1896.

Central Baptist Church

Type: Church
Category: religion
Location: Clarke County, Georgia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

33.96261° or 33° 57′ 45″ north

Longitude

-83.37682° or 83° 22′ 37″ west

Elevation

699 feet (213 metres)

Open location code

865RXJ7F+27

GeoNames ID

4187080

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