College Hill (Augusta, Georgia)
Encyclopedia
College Hill, also known as George Walton House, Harper House, or Walton-Harper House, is a home built in 1795 near Augusta, Georgia
.
It was the home from 1795 to his death, here, in 1804, of George Walton
, a signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence
.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark
in 1971.
It is located at 2216 Wrightsboro Road, two miles west of Augusta. It is a private residence, and is not open to the public.
Augusta, Georgia
Augusta is a consolidated city in the U.S. state of Georgia, located along the Savannah River. As of the 2010 census, the Augusta–Richmond County population was 195,844 not counting the unconsolidated cities of Hephzibah and Blythe.Augusta is the principal city of the Augusta-Richmond County...
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It was the home from 1795 to his death, here, in 1804, of George Walton
George Walton
George Walton signed the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Georgia and also served as the second Chief Executive of that state.-Life and work:...
, a signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence
Declaration of independence
A declaration of independence is an assertion of the independence of an aspiring state or states. Such places are usually declared from part or all of the territory of another nation or failed nation, or are breakaway territories from within the larger state...
.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
in 1971.
It is located at 2216 Wrightsboro Road, two miles west of Augusta. It is a private residence, and is not open to the public.
External links
- Harper House, Wrightsboro Road, Augusta vicinity, Richmond County, GA: 4 photos, 11 drawings, 3 data pages and supplemental material, at Historic American Building Survey