Atkinson Hall, Georgia College

Atkinson Hall is a historic building at Georgia College in Milledgeville, Georgia.[2] Atkinson Hall was constructed in 1896. It was saved from demolition in 1978 by alumni, community support, faculty, and students. The building was home to the college's J. Whitney Bunting College of Business and is named for William Y. Atkinson and his wife, Susan Cobb Milton Atkinson. Susan Atkinson was involved in advancing women's education after communicating with her journalist friend, Julia Flisch. Atkinson persuaded her husband, a state legislator from Meriwether County, Georgia (and future governor), to create legislation establishing Georgia Normal & Industrial College in 1889.[2] The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 20, 1972.

Atkinson Hall, Georgia College
LocationGeorgia College campus, Milledgeville, Georgia
Coordinates33°04′54″N 83°13′51″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1896 (1896)
ArchitectBruce & Morgan
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.72000359[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 20, 1972

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Atkinson Hall Archived December 31, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Georgia College
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