Sacred Heart Cultural Center front gates

Augusta Downtown Historic District is a

historic district A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains historic building, older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal p ...

that encompasses most of Downtown

Augusta, Georgia Augusta is a city on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. The city lies directly across the Savannah River from North Augusta, South Carolina at the head of its navigable portion. Augusta, the third mos ...

and its pre-

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area. It was listed on the

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in 2004.

Notable historic sites

Downtown Augusta is home to many historical sites. Some of these include: * Academy of Richmond County - 1801 campus— Designed by Richard Clarke, completed in 1801-2 and was the first educational institute in the state. The two original buildings on Bay Street were wood-framed, and their deterioration led to the construction of the Telfair Street campus. * Augusta Cotton Exchange Building— built in the 1880s at the height of cotton production and trade in Augusta. Now a branch of Georgia Bank and Trust. *Church of the Most Holy Trinity * Congregation of B'nai Israel Synagogue - Opened in 1869 and the oldest standing synagogue in Georgia. * First Baptist Church of Augusta * First Presbyterian Church * Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art— Founded in 1937 and is the only independent non-profit visual arts school in the Augusta-Aiken metropolitan area. * Lamar Building— Built in 1913 and, with 16 floors, is the third tallest building in Augusta. It was designed by architect William Lee Stoddart. * Old Government House— Housed the seat of the local government from 1801 to 1821. Now a reception hall. * Old Medical College of Georgia Building— Housed the

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from 1835 to 1913. Now a conference & events center for the medical school. * Sacred Heart Cultural Center— Built in 1900 and is a former

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church. Now an events center. * St. Paul's Episcopal Church— Founded in 1750, it is the oldest church in Augusta. Was burned to the ground in 1916 with many other buildings. It was rebuilt in 1919. * United States Post Office and Courthouse Downtown Augusta contains a large amount of historical homes, many being built in the 19th century. Some of these homes include: * Brahe House * Joseph Rucker Lamar Boyhood Home— Lamar resided here when he was studying law. *Phinizy Residence *Platt Fleming Walker d'Antignac House * Woodrow Wilson Boyhood Home— The residence of Woodrow Wilson until the age of 14. *Zachary Daniels House

References

External links

Downtown Historic District (AugustaGA.gov)
— former district boundaries map (Note: map boundaries out-of-date, district now extends south to Walton Way)

— ''Augusta Chronicle'' Augusta history web series
Boyhood Home of Woodrow Wilson
{{Augusta, Georgia Historic districts in Augusta, Georgia Geography of Augusta, Georgia Tourist attractions in Augusta, Georgia Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state) National Register of Historic Places in Augusta, Georgia

Notable historic sites

See also

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