City of Athens
City of Athens is a locality in Limestone County, Alabama. City of Athens is situated nearby to the locality Whitfield, as well as near the area Robert Beaty Historic District.Places of Interest
Highlights include Robert Beaty Historic District and Athens Courthouse Square Commercial Historic District.
Robert Beaty Historic District
Heritage site
Photo: Dpepper73, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Robert Beaty Historic District is a historic district in Athens, Alabama. Robert Beaty was one of the original founders of Athens. An Irish immigrant who settled in Virginia, Beaty and his associates purchased 160 acres around a spring, and began subdividing the land for sale in 1818.
Athens Courthouse Square Commercial Historic District
Heritage site
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
The Athens Courthouse Square Commercial Historic District is a historic district in Athens, Alabama. Athens was founded in 1818 when Robert Beaty and John D.
Old Athens, Alabama Main Post Office
Public building
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
The Old Main Post Office in Athens, Alabama, also known as Washington Street Courthouse Annex, was built in 1933. Located one block from the Courthouse Square, the Neoclassical Revival building was constructed by the Works Progress Administration.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Athens and Tanner.
Athens
Photo: Nyttend, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Athens is a city of 27,000 people in northern Alabama, USA about 15 miles south of the Tennessee border and 20 miles west of Huntsville. It is the county seat of Limestone county.
Tanner
Hamlet
Tanner is an unincorporated community in central southern Limestone County, Alabama, United States, and is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. Tanner is situated 4 miles south of City of Athens.
City of Athens
- Type: Locality with 21,900 residents
- Location: Limestone County, Alabama, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
34.7847° or 34° 47′ 5″ northLongitude
-86.9515° or 86° 57′ 5″ westPopulation
21,900Elevation
676 feet (206 metres)Open location code
866MQ2MX+VCGeoNames ID
7169340
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