The Seminary (Lithonia, Georgia)
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Location | 6886 Main Street, Lithonia, Georgia |
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Coordinates | 33°42′36″N 84°06′34″W / 33.7101°N 84.1094°WCoordinates: 33°42′36″N 84°06′34″W / 33.7101°N 84.1094°W |
Built | 1895 |
Part of | Lithonia Historic District (#16000639) |
NRHP reference # | 78003097[1][2] |
Added to NRHP | November 15, 1978 |
The Seminary is a historic building at 6886 Main Street in Lithonia, Georgia. Originally constructed as a school in 1895, over the years it has also served as a hotel and a private home. It is currently used as a multi-tenant office building. It was entered into the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on November 15, 1978.[3]
History
The Seminary was constructed in 1895. Benjamin Franklin George had donated land for the creation of a school for Lithonia, in part to educate his own children. Lithonia had no public school system at the time; The Seminary was one of three schools which were privately owned and supported by tuition.[4]
The building was constructed of granite, using stone quarried locally. The town derived its name and much of its economy from granite at this time.[4] The building is two stories with walls made of 19 to 24 inch granite and has a hip roof. The first floor has 12 foot ceilings and the second floor has 16 foot ceilings.[5]
By 1906 a public school system had been established in Lithonia, so the school was closed and the building sold to John Keay Davidson Sr. He was a Scottish immigrant who founded a quarrying company in Lithonia in 1901. Davidson brought in skilled stone masons from Scotland as workers,[4] and converted the building into the Auto Rest Hotel to house them.[6] It was at this time that the double veranda at the front of the structure was added.[5] The hotel continued in operation until 1917.[4]
In 1917 the building was sold to J.H. Malone, who added interior plumbing and electricity to use the building as a private home.[4] It was around this time a two story bathroom addition was made at the rear center of the house. A second bathroom addition was made in 1962 at the rear north corner of the house.[5] The house remained in the Malone family for many years.[4]
In 2007 the house was sold to a relative of one of the original students in the school, and it was restored and redeveloped as a multi-tenant office building called the Academy Professional Building.[7]
See also
References
- ↑ Strack, Betty M.; Lamb, Deni (December 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: The Seminary". National Park Service. Retrieved July 16, 2018. With 7 photos from December 1976
- ↑ National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Strack & Lamb 1976, p. 1.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Strack & Lamb 1976, p. 3.
- 1 2 3 Strack & Lamb 1976, p. 2.
- ↑ Marshall-Linnemeier, Lynn. "Historic Lithonia Walk About" (PDF). Arabia Mountain Heritage Area Alliance. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ↑ "History". The Academy Professional Building. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
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