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Historic Athens is gathering feedback on proposed adaptive reuse of the former UGA President's House

View of the front of the former UGA President's House looking down the brick pathway.
Dorothy Kozlowski
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University of Georgia Marketing
View of the front of the former UGA President's House looking down the brick pathway.

Historic Athens is in the process of gathering feedback from community members related to the proposed adaptive reuse of the former University of Georgia President’s House.

The Board of Regents has accepted a proposal to turn the building into a hotel. Denise Sunta is the engagement coordinator at Historic Athens. She says, "Having a hotel there instead of a residence will change kinda the way that Prince Avenue will look and will feel in regards to having more people kind of coming in and out of that hotel. We also want to ensure we aren't passing by an opportunity to allow this space to remain in the community - contribute to the community and the economy - while still holding on to that piece of history."

The property, also known as the Grant-Hill-White-Bradshaw House was constructed in 1856 and was included on the 2023 Places in Peril list.

Alexia Ridley joined WUGA as Television and Radio News Anchor and Reporter in 2013. When WUGA TV concluded operations, she became the primary Reporter for WUGA Radio. Alexia came to Athens from Macon where she served as the News Director and show host for WGXA TV. She's a career journalist and Savannah native hailing from the University of Michigan. However, Alexia considers herself an honorary UGA DAWG!
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