Seney–Stovall Chapel
Seney–Stovall Chapel is a church building in Athens, Georgia, United States. Part of Cobbham Historic District, it is located in the grounds of the former Lucy Cobb Institute, itself now part of the University of Georgia.- Type: Chapel
- Description: church in Georgia, U.S
- Also known as: “Seney-Stovall Chapel”
- Address: 200 North Milledge Avenue, Athens, GA 30602
- Roof shape: gabled
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 2,100 feet east of Seney–Stovall Chapel.
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 1,900 feet northeast of Seney–Stovall Chapel.
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. Hill First Baptist Church is situated 1,500 feet east of Seney–Stovall Chapel.
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.
Seney–Stovall Chapel
- Categories: church, building, and religion
- Location: Clarke County, Georgia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.95609° or 33° 57′ 22″ northLongitude
-83.38922° or 83° 23′ 21″ westInception
1885Operator
University of GeorgiaNamed after
George I. Seney;Nellie StovallOpen location code
865RXJ46+C8OpenStreetMap ID
way 242755047OpenStreetMap feature
building=chapelOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=gabledWikidata ID
Q123509399
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