W.C. Holman Jr. Home

Construction date: 1948*

Architect:

Edward Vason Jones

Style:

Central block with wings, Greek Revival, Federal.

The windows and wings are symmetrically balanced with a central pedimented Doric entrance.

Status of Historic Designation:

Not currently designated at national, state, or local level

Evaluation of Potential Eligibility:

Individually eligible

Architectural Description:

This is a 1-story, 5-bay house in the Greek Revival style with Federal influences built in 1948. The building is center block with wings in plan. The structural system is frame. Exterior walls are historic weatherboard. The building has a high hip roof clad in standing seam metal. There are two center, side slope, stuccoed chimneys and two side wing, straddle ridge, brick chimneys. Windows are original wood, 12/12 double-hung sashes. There is a single-story, full-span portico characterized by a flat roof with square wood posts. Full-width rear portico with a unique decorative parapet along the roof. Pedimented portico with round Doric columns.

* Date source: "Architectural Treasures," Albany Herald 10/27/2002; "On the Avenues" The Albany Herald, 10/26/2008

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Located in:

807 6th Ave Albany, Georgia United States

W.C. Holman Jr. Home

Construction date: 1948*