Dorseys Tabernacle

Dorseys Tabernacle is a place of worship in Clarke County, Georgia. Dorseys Tabernacle is situated nearby to the historic building President’s House, as well as near the museum T. R. R. Cobb House.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tree That Owns Itself and President’s House.

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 1 mile south of Dorseys Tabernacle.

President’s House

Historic building

Photo: GAgayle, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The President's House, also known as the Benjamin H. Hill House or the Grant-Hill-White-Bradshaw House, was erected in 1856 in Athens, Georgia. The mansion has served as University of Georgia president's residence since it was donated to the University System of Georgia in 1949. President’s House is situated 2,400 feet south of Dorseys Tabernacle.

T. R. R. Cobb House

Museum

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The T. R. R. Cobb House built in 1842 is an historic octagon house originally located at 194 Prince Avenue in Athens, Georgia. On June 30, 1975, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. T. R. R. Cobb House is situated 2,800 feet south of Dorseys Tabernacle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Athens and Normaltown.

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.

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.

Five Points

Neighborhood

Five Points is a retail corridor and neighborhood in Athens, Georgia, centered on the intersection of Milledge Avenue and Lumpkin Street. It occupies the South-Southwest edge of the University of Georgia campus. Five Points is situated 2 miles south of Dorseys Tabernacle.

Dorseys Tabernacle

Type: Place of worship
Category: religion
Location: Clarke County, Georgia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

33.96789° or 33° 58′ 4″ north

Longitude

-83.3846° or 83° 23′ 5″ west

Elevation

659 feet (201 metres)

Open location code

865RXJ98+55

OpenStreetMap ID

node 358776523

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

GeoNames ID

4191808

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