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Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb was an Athens lawyer, politician, author, and finally Confederate officer during the American Civil War, in which he died at the Battle of Fredericksburg. His home on Hill Street in Athens was built in 1834 and given to him as a wedding present by his father-in-law in 1844. As Cobb's wealth grew, so did the house.
The relatively modest Greek Revival property was expanded into an octagonal shape with the addition of new wings. It remained in the Cobb family until 1873, when his widow sold it; it has since been a fraternity house, a boarding house, and a diocesan office. T.R.R. Cobb House, a beautiful antebellum house, is open for guided tours and does a particularly fine educational tour for class groups learning about American history.
175 Hill Street, Athens, GA 30601, Phone: 706-369-3513
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