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.
This article comes to Now Habersham in partnership with WUGA
