Augusta Downtown Historic District

Downtown Augusta is home to many historical sites. Some of these include:

• Academy of Richmond County - 1801 campus— Designed by Richard Clarke, completed in 1801-2 and was the first educational institute in the state. The two original buildings on Bay Street were wood-framed, and their deterioration led to the construction of the Telfair Street campus.^[2]
• Augusta Cotton Exchange Building— built in the 1880s at the height of cotton production and trade in Augusta. Now a branch of Georgia Bank and Trust.
• Church of the Most Holy Trinity
• Congregation of B'nai Israel Synagogue - Opened in 1869 and the oldest standing synagogue in Georgia.
• First Baptist Church of Augusta
• First Presbyterian Church
• Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art— Founded in 1937 and is the only independent non-profit visual arts school in the Augusta-Aiken metropolitan area.
• Lamar Building— Built in 1913 and, with 16 floors, is the third tallest building in Augusta. It was designed by architect William Lee Stoddart.
• Old Government House— Housed the seat of the local government from 1801 to 1821. Now a reception hall.
• Old Medical College of Georgia Building— Housed the Medical College of Georgia from 1835 to 1913. Now a conference & events center for the medical school.
• Sacred Heart Cultural Center— Built in 1900 and is a former Roman Catholic church. Now an events center.
• St. Paul's Episcopal Church— Founded in 1750, it is the oldest church in Augusta. Was burned to the ground in 1916 with many other buildings. It was rebuilt in 1919.
• United States Post Office and Courthouse

Downtown Augusta contains a large amount of historical homes, many being built in the 19th century. Some of these homes include:

• Brahe House
• Joseph Rucker Lamar Boyhood Home— Lamar resided here when he was studying law.
• Phinizy Residence
• Platt Fleming Walker d'Antignac House
• Woodrow Wilson Boyhood Home— The residence of Woodrow Wilson until the age of 14.
• Zachary Daniels House

• Broad Street Historic District (Augusta, Georgia)
• History of Augusta, Georgia

• Downtown Historic District (AugustaGA.gov)^{[permanent dead link]} — former district boundaries map (Note: map boundaries out-of-date, district now extends south to Walton Way)
• Augusta Downtown Historic District
• Historic Downtown Monuments — Augusta Chronicle Augusta history web series
• Boyhood Home of Woodrow Wilson