Georgetown College Historic Buildings

Georgetown College Historic Buildings are a group of historically significant building located on the campus of Georgetown College in Scott County, Kentucky. The structures were added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

Georgetown College Historic Buildings
Giddings Hall
Georgetown College Historic Buildings is located in Kentucky
Georgetown College Historic Buildings
Georgetown College Historic Buildings is located in the United States
Georgetown College Historic Buildings
LocationGeorgetown, Kentucky
Coordinates38°12′25″N 84°33′17″W / 38.20694°N 84.55472°W / 38.20694; -84.55472
Built1844
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.79001030[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 8, 1979

Antebellum buildings edit

Georgetown College campus has three antebellum buildings: Giddings Hall, Pawling Hall, and Highbaugh Hall.

Giddings Hall edit

Recitation Hall, now known as Giddings Hall, is a Greek revival building located on at center of the campus. Giddings Hall was the first permanent structure constructed after the college was formed.[2][3]

Currently, the building is used as the main administrative building for the campus. In the past, rooms in the building have been used as a chapel, a library, classrooms, and a theater.[3]

Highbaugh Hall edit

The Academy Building, now known as Highbaugh Hall, was second permanent building constructed on campus.

The literary societies used Highbaugh Hall to host their debates and for their resource library. The building entrances on the east and west have concrete plaques with the names and founding dates of the literary societies.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "A History of Georgetown College". Georgetown College. Archived from the original on May 16, 2008. Retrieved August 5, 2008.
  3. ^ a b "Giddings Hall". Historic Campus Architecture Project. Council of Independent Colleges. November 2006. Archived from the original on January 16, 2009. Retrieved August 5, 2008.
  4. ^ "Lambda Chi Alpha". Literary Societies at Georgetown College. Georgetown College. Retrieved August 9, 2008.[permanent dead link]