Ware–Lyndon House
The Ware–Lyndon House is a historic house located at 211 Hoyt Street in Athens, Georgia, at the end of Jackson Street. Built circa 1850, the house is two stories and exhibits an Italianate style.Photo: GAgayle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Manor estate
- Description: historic house in Georgia, United States
- Also known as: “Ware-Lyndon house” and “Ware-Lyndon House”
- Address: 211 Hoyt Street, Athens, 30601
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tree That Owns Itself and Akins Ford Arena.
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 3,900 feet southwest of Ware–Lyndon House.
Akins Ford Arena
Stadium
Akins Ford Arena is an indoor arena in Athens, Georgia. It is part of The Classic Center campus and is intended as an upgrade to the Classic Center Grand Ballroom, which had been configured as a 2,000-seat arena. Akins Ford Arena is situated 2,000 feet southeast of Ware–Lyndon House.
Georgia Theatre
Music venue
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Georgia Theatre is a live music venue and event space in Athens, Georgia. National and local acts across all genres have performed at the theatre, including rock, folk, country, indie, alternative, hip hop and electronic. Georgia Theatre is situated 2,200 feet south of Ware–Lyndon 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 2 miles south of Ware–Lyndon House.
Ware–Lyndon House
- Categories: house, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Clarke County, Georgia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.96437° or 33° 57′ 52″ northLongitude
-83.37643° or 83° 22′ 35″ westOpen location code
865RXJ7F+PCOpenStreetMap ID
way 310894660OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=manorWikidata ID
Q17033292
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In Other Languages
“Ware–Lyndon House” goes by many names.
- French: “Ware-Lyndon house”
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