T. R. R. Cobb House facts for kids
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T. R. R. Cobb House
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T. R. R. Cobb House in 1940
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 Location in Georgia (U.S. state)
Location in the United States
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| Location | 175 Hill Street, Athens, Georgia |
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| Built | 1834 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Octagon Mode |
| NRHP reference No. | 75000579 |
| Added to NRHP | June 30, 1975 |
The T. R. R. Cobb House is a special historic home. It was built in 1842 and first stood in Athens, Georgia. This house is unique because it has an eight-sided shape. In 1975, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places, which means it's an important historical site.
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History of the Cobb House
Early Years and Family Home
The oldest part of the house was built around 1834. It was a "Plantation Plain" style home, which is a simple, classic design. In 1844, the house was given as a gift to Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb and his new wife, Marion Lumpkin. Her father, Joseph Henry Lumpkin, who was a very important judge in Georgia, gave them the house.
Thomas R. R. Cobb added new rooms to the house. By 1852, it looked much like it does today. It had its unique eight-sided shape and a tall, two-story front porch. People who worked for the Cobb family helped maintain the house.
Changes and Moves
After Cobb died in 1862, his wife lived there until 1873. Over the years, the house was used for many things. It was rented out, became a college fraternity house, and even a boarding house.
In 1962, a church group bought the house. They used it for their offices and for the priest to live in. By the 1980s, the church planned to tear it down. But in 1984, a group called the Stone Mountain Memorial Association stepped in. They bought the house and moved it to Stone Mountain Park in 1985.
Restoration and Museum
The house sat at Stone Mountain Park for almost 20 years. There wasn't enough money to fix it up. Then, in 2004, the Watson-Brown Foundation bought the house. They moved it back to Athens in 2005.
The Watson-Brown Foundation worked hard to restore the house. They made it look like it did in 1850. In 2008, the Georgia Trust gave them an award for their excellent work.
The house was taken off the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. But because of its restoration, it was put back on the list on July 23, 2013.
Visiting the House Today
Today, the T. R. R. Cobb House is a house museum. This means you can visit it to learn about its history. It is located at 175 Hill Street in the Cobbham Historic District in Athens.
The same foundation that restored the Cobb House also runs other historic house museums in Georgia. These include Hickory Hill in Thomson and the May Patterson Goodrum House in Atlanta.
