Atkinson Hall, Georgia College

Atkinson Hall, Georgia College
Location Georgia College campus, Milledgeville, Georgia
Coordinates 33°04′54″N 83°13′51″W / 33.0817°N 83.2309°W / 33.0817; -83.2309Coordinates: 33°04′54″N 83°13′51″W / 33.0817°N 83.2309°W / 33.0817; -83.2309
Area less than one acre
Built 1896 (1896)
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP Reference # 72000359[1]
Added to NRHP January 20, 1972

Atkinson Hall is a historic building at Georgia College in Milledgeville, Georgia.[2] Atkinson Hall was constructed in 1896. It is next to the Old Georgia Governor's Mansion. It was saved from demolition in 1977-78 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 Coweta (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.

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  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Atkinson Hall Archived December 31, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Georgia College
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