President’s House
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.Photo: GAgayle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Historic building
- Description: building in Georgia, United States
- Also known as: “Benjamin H. Hill House”
- Address: 570 Prince Avenue, Athens, 30601
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include T. R. R. Cobb House and Tree That Owns Itself.
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 620 feet southeast of President’s 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 2,700 feet southeast of President’s House.
Henry W. Grady House
Event venue
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Taylor-Grady House, also known as the Henry W. Grady House, is a historic house museum and National Historic Landmark at 634 Prince Avenue in Athens, Georgia, United States. Henry W. Grady House is situated 510 feet west of President’s House.
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. Five Points is situated 1½ miles south of President’s House.
President’s House
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Clarke County, Georgia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.96146° or 33° 57′ 41″ northLongitude
-83.38659° or 83° 23′ 12″ westOpen location code
865RXJ67+H9OpenStreetMap ID
way 242756554OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingWikidata ID
Q7241163
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