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Morton Building
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National Register of Historic Places

Morton Building

Also known as Morton Theater

On the National Register since 197947 years
Listed 1979Athens
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About Morton Building

Morton Building, at 199 W. Washington St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 22, 1979. The Register lists it for its commerce, black history, architecture and performing arts, at the state level. 11 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isTheater in Athens, Georgia, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 40 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1910 to today

  1. 1910Built
  2. 1979Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 47 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

199 W. Washington St., Athens · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Morton BuildingStart here
  2. 2Albon Chase HouseGreek Revival · next door
  3. 3Ross Crane HouseGreek Revival · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Young Women's Christian Association ComplexGreek Revival · next door
  5. 5Camak HouseFederal · 0.1 mi on
Around it

21 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BFranklin HouseFederal0.1 miDDowntown Athens Historic District (Additional Documentation, Boundary Increase II and Boundary Decrease)Federal0.1 miDDowntown Athens Historic District (Boundary Increase)District0.1 miBUnited States Post Office and Court HouseBuilding0.1 miBParrott Insurance BuildingRichardsonian Romanesque0.2 miBR. P. Sorrells HouseNeoclassical Revival0.2 miBFirst African Methodist Episcopal ChurchMedieval0.2 miDGarden Club of Georgia Museum-Headquarters House,Founder's Memorial GardenDistrict0.3 miBCoca-Cola Bottling Plant-AthensColonial Revival0.3 miBJoseph Henry Lumpkin HouseGreek Revival0.3 miBChurch-Waddel-Brumby HouseFederal · Built 18200.3 miBBishop HouseGreek Revival0.4 miDReese Street Historic DistrictVernacular0.4 miDDowntown Athens Historic DistrictGreek Revival0.4 miDAthens Warehouse Historic DistrictCommercial Style0.4 miBT.R.R. Cobb HouseBuilt 18340.4 miBClarke County JailSecond Empire0.4 miBWare-Lyndon HouseGreek Revival0.4 mi
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DDearing Street Historic DistrictGreek Revival0.5 miSJackson Street CemeterySite0.5 miBPresident's HouseGreek Revival · Built 18560.5 mi

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Questions about Morton Building

Is Morton Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Oct 22, 1979 (Register number 79000709).

Is Morton Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Georgia has 51 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Henry W. Grady House, 1 mile away.

Can you visit Morton Building?

It has its own website, the place to check whether and when it is open to visitors.

Where can I read the history of Morton Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 40 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 93207484 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.