Oconee Street School | |
Location | 199 W. Washington St., Athens, Georgia |
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Coordinates | 33°57′09″N83°21′59″W / 33.95250°N 83.36639°W Coordinates: 33°57′09″N83°21′59″W / 33.95250°N 83.36639°W |
Built | 1908 |
NRHP reference No. | 100003284 [1] |
Added to NRHP | December 31, 2018 |
The Oconee Street School, at 594 Oconee St in Athens, Georgia was built in 1908. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018. [1]
It is a masonry building. [2]
It was used as a school until around 1971. [3]
In 2017, there were plans for it to be converted into 16 apartments. [2]
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