historic preservation

View of the front of the former UGA President's House looking down the brick pathway.

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

Alexia Ridley

The Board of Regents has accepted a proposal to turn the building into a hotel.

The 100-year-old Saye Building on the corner of Lumpkin and Hancock

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ACC Planning Commission votes to deny special permit to replace Saye building with parking lot

Lara Dua-Swartz

At their meeting April 3rd, the Athens-Clarke County Planning Commission unanimously voted to deny Athens First United Methodist Church’s application for a special use permit.

A man holds up a sign illustrating different futures for the Saye building - one where it is rehabilitated and renovated, another where it is demolished for a parking lot.

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Saye building one step closer to demolition after Commission decision

Lara Dua-Swartz

At Tuesday night’s regular session, the Athens-Clarke County Mayor and Commission voted to remove the historic Saye Building from the West Downtown Historic District.