Joseph Henry Lumpkin House

The Joseph Henry Lumpkin House was built in the 1830s, and purchased by its namesake, the first chief justice of the Georgia Supreme Court, in 1842.[2][3]

Joseph Henry Lumpkin House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Joseph Henry Lumpkin House
Location	248 Prince Ave., Athens, Georgia
Coordinates	33°57′38″N 83°22′57″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1830s
Architectural style	Greek revival
NRHP reference No.	75000581[1]
Added to NRHP	June 27, 1975

Early history

Built in the 1830s by Charles H. McKinley, the house was originally a much smaller structure. Lumpkin purchased the home around 1842, and in 1850 undertook extensive renovations, when the house was nearly doubled in size.[2] The renovations included a new front, constructed in the historic Greek Revival style, which was altered to face south from the original west facing orientation.[2] At that time, the house sat nearly 400 feet back from Prince Avenue.[2] Lumpkin resided in the home until his death in 1867.[2] After Lumpkin, the house was the site of Madame Sosnowski’s Female Institute, offering young women instruction in German, French, and music. The institute was closed in 1899, with the death of Madame Sosnowski.[2]

In 1906, as the city of Athens expanded and land within the city limits became more dear, the house was placed on rollers and moved "several hundred feet" closer to Prince Avenue.[2] Beginning in the early 1900s and for several decades thereafter, the house served as the home of the Athens Women’s Club.[2] The Club donated the house to the Joseph Henry Lumpkin Foundation in 1975. The structure subsequently underwent substantial renovations to both the exterior and interior.

University of Georgia School of Law

The University of Georgia School of Law had the building renovated for its Institute of Continuing Legal Education;[4] it reopened in 1984.[5]

Location and historic recognition

The house is located at 248 Prince Avenue in Athens, Georgia.[4][6]

It was added to the Georgia State Historical Marker Program in 1964 (#029-12).[3]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Joseph Henry Lumpkin House, Athens". Old Georgia Homes. July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
3. Georgia Historical Commission
4. Thomas, Frances Taliaferro (2009). A Portrait of Historic Athens & Clarke County (2nd ed.). Athens and London: The University of Georgia Press. pp. 244 & 290. ISBN 978-0-8203-3044-0.
5. "Joseph Henry Lumpkin House, 1984". University of Georgia School of Law. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-12-18. Retrieved 2012-11-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Joseph Henry Lumpkin House

External links

• Home of Joseph Henry Lumpkin Georgia’s First Chief Justice historical marker