Athens Historic Districts

Athens boasts 15 historic districts and 35 other sites on the National Register of Historic Places. Take a guided tour of many of these historic sites, offered daily through Classic City Tours. The knowledgeable staff at the Athens Welcome Center can also provide you with an area map and provide suggestions for a self-guided tour of historic Athens.

Athens Factory
Baldwin and Williams Sts.
Listed in: 1980
Athens Warehouse Historic District
Roughly bounded by Hancock and Thomas Sts., and the RR tracks
Listed in: 1988
Bishop House
Jackson St., University of Georgia campus
Listed in: 1972
Bloomfield Street Historic District
Roughly bounded by Bloomfield and Peabody Sts., University of Georgia campus, Rutherford St and Milledge Ave.
Listed in: 1985
Boulevard Historic District
Roughly bounded by the Seaboard Coastline RR tracks, Pulaski St., Prince Ave., and Hiawassee St.
Listed in: 1985
Brightwell Shotgun Row
366-376 Barber St. Athens
Listed in: 2001
Buena Vista Heights Historic District
Roughly bounded by Park Ave., Prince Ave., Pound St., and Nantahala Extension Athens
Listed in: 1999
Camak House
279 Meigs St.
Listed in: 1975
Carnegie Library Building
1401 Prince Ave.
Listed in: 1975
Chase, Albon, House
185 N. Hull St. Athens
Listed in: 1974
Chestnut Grove School
610 Epps Bridge Rd.
Listed in: 1984
Church-Waddel-Brumby House
280 E. Dougherty St.
Listed in: 1975
Clarke County Jail
Courthouse Sq.
Listed in: 1980
Cobb, T. R. R., House
194 Prince Ave.
Listed in: 1975
Cobb-Treanor House
1234 S. Lumpkin St.
Listed in: 1979
Cobbham Historic District
Roughly bounded by Prince Ave., Hill, Reese, and Pope Sts.
Listed in: 1978
Crane, Ross, House
247 Pulaski St.
Listed in: 1979
Dearing Street Historic District
Roughly bounded by Broad and Baxter Sts., Milledge Ave., and includes both sides of Finley St. and Henderson Ave.
Listed in: 1975
Dearing, Albin P., House
338 S. Milledge Ave.
Listed in: 1979
Downtown Athens Historic District
Roughly bounded by Hancock Ave., Foundry, Mitchell
Listed in: 1978
Downtown Athens Historic District (Boundary Increase)
Roughly bounded by Hancock Ave., Foundry, Mitchell, Broad, and Lumpkin sts. Listed in: 1984
First African Methodist Episcopal Church
521 N. Hull St.
Listed in: 1980
Franklin House
464--480 E. Broad St.
Listed in: 1974
Garden Club of Georgia Museum-Headquarters House ,Founder's Memorial Garden
Lumpkin St., University of Georgia campus Listed in: 1972
 
Grady, Henry W., House
634 Prince Ave.
Listed in: 1976
Hamilton, Dr. James S., House
150 S. Milledge Ave.
Listed in: 1979
Lucy Cobb Institute Campus
200 N. Milledge Ave., University of Georgia campus
Listed in: 1972
Lumpkin, Gov. Wilson, House
Cedar St., University of Georgia campus
Listed in: 1972
Lumpkin, Joseph Henry, House
248 Prince Ave.
Listed in: 1975
Milledge Avenue Historic District
Milledge Ave. from Broad St. to Five Points
Listed in: 1985
Milledge Circle Historic District
Milledge Park, Lumpkin St., Milledge Circle and Milledge Ave.
Listed in: 1985
Morton Building
199 W. Washington St.
Listed in: 1979
Newton House
892 Prince Ave.
Listed in: 2002
Oglethorpe Avenue Historic District
Oglethorpe Ave.
Listed in: 1987
Old North Campus, University of Georgia
Bounded by Broad, Lumpkin, and Jackson Sts.
Listed in: 1972
Parr, Calvin W., House
277 Bloomfield St.
Listed in: 1982
Parrott Insurance Building
283 E. Broad St.
Listed in: 1977
President's House
570 Prince Ave.
Listed in: 1972
Reese Street Historic District
Roughly bounded by Meigs, Finley, Broad, & Harris Sts.
Listed in: 1987
Rocksprings Shotgun Row Historic District
433--447 Rocksprings St.
Listed in: 1996
Sledge, James A., House
749 Cobb St.
Listed in: 1974
Sorrells, R. P., House
220 Prince Ave.
Listed in: 1992
Thomas-Carithers House
530 S. Milledge Ave.
Listed in: 1979
Upson House
1022 Prince Ave.
Listed in: 1973
Ware-Lyndon House
293 Hoyt St.
Listed in: 1976
West Hancock Avenue Historic District
Roughly bounded by Hill, Franklin, Broad Sts. and the Plaza
Listed in: 1988
Wilkins House
387 S. Milledge Ave.
Listed in: 1970
Woodlawn Historic District
Woodlawn Ave.
Listed in: 1987