Reese Street Historic District
Reese Street Historic District is a park in Clarke County, Georgia. Reese Street Historic District is situated nearby to the neighborhood Dearing Street Historic District, as well as near Broad Acres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tree That Owns Itself and Hill First 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.
Hill First Baptist Church
Church
Hill First Baptist Church "is the oldest African American church in the Athens, Georgia community". It is a contributing property to the Reese Street Historic District.
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.
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.
Reese Street Historic District
- Type: Park
- Location: Clarke County, Georgia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
33.9565° or 33° 57′ 23″ northLongitude
-83.3846° or 83° 23′ 5″ westElevation
696 feet (212 metres)Open location code
865RXJ48+J5GeoNames ID
4218321
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Dearing Street Historic District and Broad Acres.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Parkview Recreation Center and Athens-Clarke County Public Health Center.
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