Hill First Baptist 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.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Baptist
- Also known as: “Historic Hill First Baptist Church”
- Address: 205 North Pope Street, Athens, 30601
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tree That Owns Itself and T. R. R. Cobb 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 1,000 feet southeast of Hill First Baptist Church.
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 1,100 feet north of Hill First Baptist Church.
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 1,700 feet northwest of Hill First Baptist 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.
Hill First Baptist Church
- Categories: Protestant church building, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Clarke County, Georgia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.95723° or 33° 57′ 26″ northLongitude
-83.38438° or 83° 23′ 4″ westElevation
719 feet (219 metres)Open location code
865RXJ48+V6OpenStreetMap ID
way 242754821OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=baptistWikidata ID
Q19462312
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