{"nrhp_refnum":"72000380","name":"President's House","other_names":["Hill, Benjamin H., House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"570 Prince Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Athens","county":"Clarke County","state":"GA","lat":33.96153231100004,"lon":-83.38630673899996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1972-03-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Landscape Architecture","Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Greek Revival house at 570 Prince Avenue in Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, built in 1856 by John Thomas Grant and now used as the University of Georgia president's residence.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it an outstanding example of Greek Revival architecture, paired with a matching formal garden that shows the union of architecture and landscape architecture in Georgia's Piedmont. It is also tied to Benjamin H. Hill, who lived there while elected to the U.S. House and Senate, and to its role as the university president's home.","narrative":"Built in 1856 by John Thomas Grant, this Greek Revival house at 570 Prince Avenue in Athens is the residence of the University of Georgia's president. A three-sided peristyle of fourteen Corinthian columns rises two stories above an English basement, and the clapboard walls are painted white with green shutters. Inside, a center-hall plan holds a double parlor with twin white marble fireplaces, original French crystal chandeliers and an ornate stairway with octagonal details. A boxwood parterre garden and two large magnolias front the house, while an informal rear garden includes a rose garden. Benjamin H. Hill later owned the home and lived there while elected to the U.S. House and Senate. James White, founder of the First National Bank of Athens, bought it in 1883. The Bradley Foundation of Columbus gave it to the university, which acquired it in 1949 and restored the house and grounds. It is valued for its architecture, landscape design and its role as the president's home.","period_of_significance":"19th Century (specific date 1856)","architect_builder":"John Thomas Grant (builder)","architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in good condition, occupied, and used for official University social functions; the University restored the house and grounds after acquiring it in 1949.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:41.218816-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/72000380.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72000380/ea9234ea50-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72000380/ea9234ea50-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"GAgayle","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:President%27s_House_UGA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">GAgayle</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:President%27s_House_UGA.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"85000851","name":"Boulevard Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/georgia/boulevard-historic-district-85000851/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93207498","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President%27s_House_(University_of_Georgia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7241163"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/clarke-county/presidents-house-72000380/"}