First Christian Church
First Christian Church is a church in Clarke County, Georgia which is located on West Dougherty Street. First Christian Church is situated nearby to the theater building Morton Theatre, as well as near the music venue Georgia Theatre.- Type: Church
- Also known as: “Athens Christian Church”
- Address: 268 West Dougherty Street, Athens, 30601
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tree That Owns Itself and Morton Theatre.
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 2,000 feet south of First Christian Church.
Morton Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 930 feet southeast of First Christian Church.
Georgia Theatre
Music venue
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Georgia Theatre is a live music venue and event space in Athens, Georgia. National and local acts across all genres have performed at the theatre, including rock, folk, country, indie, alternative, hip hop and electronic. Georgia Theatre is situated 1,200 feet southeast of First Christian Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Athens and Normaltown.
Athens
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.
First Christian Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Clarke County, Georgia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.96033° or 33° 57′ 37″ northLongitude
-83.38072° or 83° 22′ 51″ westElevation
705 feet (215 metres)Open location code
865RXJ69+4POpenStreetMap ID
way 295810207OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesGeoNames ID
4194916
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