Franklin House (Athens, Georgia)
Franklin House | |
Franklin House in 1936 | |
| Location | 464-480 E Broad Street, Athens, Georgia |
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| Coordinates | 33°57′29″N 83°22′22″W / 33.9580°N 83.3729°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1845 |
| Architectural style | Early Commercial, Greek Revival, Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 74000667 |
| Added to NRHP | December 11, 1974 |
The Franklin House is a three-story brick historic building located at 464-480 East Broad Street, in Athens, Georgia. It was built in three phases between 1845 and 1860. Originally a mercantile building with an antebellum hotel on the upper floors, from 1865 to 1972 it was a hardware store. In the 1970s it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and in the 1980s it was restored and turned into office space and apartments.