Armstrong-Kessler Mansion

The story

Italianate mansion on Bull Street originally built for shipping magnate George F. Armstrong in 1917. After serving as Armstrong Junior College for three decades, it became a historic house museum. Features elaborate interior woodwork, a grand staircase, and period furnishings.

Everything that was here

• 1997–present

  Armstrong-Kessler Mansionhistoric home

  Italianate mansion on Bull Street originally built for shipping magnate George F. Armstrong in 1917. After serving as Armstrong Junior College for three decades, it became a historic house museum. Features elaborate…

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• 1935–1966

  Armstrong Junior College / Atlantic CollegeCollege

  Served as the campus of Armstrong Junior College (later Armstrong State University) before the school relocated to a larger suburban campus. The mansion was the centerpiece of the academic campus.

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• 1917–1935

  George Ferguson Armstrong ResidencePrivate Residence

  Italianate mansion built for George Ferguson Armstrong, a shipping executive. After his death, his family donated the home and surrounding property for use as a junior college.

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