I am currently scanning and importing the text of Augustus Longstreet Hull’s Annals of Athens. This exists online under some genealogy website, I think, but they want money for it. So, why not do it myself? Anyhoo. I was reading this part a few minutes ago and thought how nice it would have been to buy some Athens real estate a couple hundred years ago.
The tract given by Gov. Milledge was laid off in lots and streets, beginning at Mrs. Dorsey’s lot, which was No. 1, and extending to Mrs. Blanton Hill’s. These lots were offered for sale by the Trustees, each square containing two acres, except those between College Avenue and Jackson Streets, which were one acre each. The first lots sold were those comprised in the parallelogram bounded on Foundry, Broad, Hull Streets and Hancock Avenue.
No. 1, the Dorsey lot, was sold to Major Ferdinand Phinizy for $102.
No. 2, the Reaves block, was sold to Major McKigney.
No. 3, Deupree block, was sold to Stevens and Jett Thomas.
No. 4, Barry block, was sold to Mr. Thurmond.
No. 5, Bank block, was sold to Mr. Wright.
No. 6, Hotel block, was sold to Mr. Martin for $150.
No. 7, Mrs. Deloney’s lot, was sold to David Allen.
No. 8, Henderson lot, was sold to Dr. Josiah Meigs for $90.
Nos. 9,10, and 11, From Hull Street to Pulaski Street, to Major Phinizy for $200.
Nos. 12, 13 and 14, From Pulaski to Hull Street, to Jas. E. Morris for $121.
No. 15, Mrs. Mathews’ square, to David Allen for $50.
No. 16, From Lumpkin Street, half way the square, to Allen for $70.
No. 17, East half the square to College Avenue for $100.
No. 18, Between College Avenue and Jackson Street, to Addin Lewis.
No. 19, The old bank lot, to Dr. Cowan for $105.
No. 20, The Clayton lot, to Mr. Hayes.
Nos. 31 and 22, Between Thomas and Foundry Street, to Capt. Cary for $60.An old deed from President Brown to Mrs. Lucy Cary dated in 1811 to half of Dr. Hull’s lot for $31,shows that Hancock Avenue was at that time called Green Street, and Dougherty Street was Walton Street, while Thomas Street was designated as “Alley No. 2.”
