Lucy Cobb Institute
| Lucy Cobb Institute | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
200 Block, North Milledge Avenue , United States | |
| Information | |
| Established | 1859 |
| Founder | Thomas R. R. Cobb |
| Closed | 1931 |
Lucy Cobb Institute Campus | |
| Location | 200 N. Milledge Ave., University of Georgia campus, Athens, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 33°57′22″N 83°23′23″W / 33.95611°N 83.38972°W |
| Built | 1858 |
| Architect | W. W. Thomas |
| Architectural style | Early Republic, Octagon Mode, Regency |
| NRHP reference No. | 72000377 |
| Added to NRHP | March 16, 1972 |
The Lucy Cobb Institute was a girls' school on Milledge Avenue in Athens, Georgia, United States. It was founded by Thomas R. R. Cobb, and named in honor of his daughter, who had died of scarlet fever at age 14, shortly before construction was completed and doors opened; it was incorporated in 1859. The cornerstone for the Seney–Stovall Chapel was laid in May 1882, and the octagonal building was dedicated in 1885. The school closed in 1931.
The campus of the Lucy Cobb Institute was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 16, 1972. Today, the Carl Vinson Institute of Government of the University of Georgia is housed in the former Lucy Cobb Institute.