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GA HR1760
Resolution
Status
Passed
3/16/2016
Primary Sponsor
Culver Kidd
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AI Summary
- Recognizes the Old Governor's Mansion at Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville, Georgia, as a state historic house
- The mansion served as Georgia's first Executive Mansion from 1839 to 1868, housing eight governors, and was designed by architect Charles Cluskey as a premier example of High Greek Revival architecture
- The mansion was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1973, fully restored to its circa 1851 appearance in 2004 with Georgia General Assembly appropriations, accredited by the American Alliance of Museums in 2012, and named a Smithsonian Institution affiliate in 2015
- The mansion served as headquarters for Major General William T. Sherman on November 23, 1864, during his March to the Sea, and later became the founding building of Georgia Normal and Industrial College (now Georgia College and State University) in 1889
- Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to provide a copy of the resolution to the mansion's director, Matt Davis
Legislative Description
Old Governor's Mansion; Georgia College and State University of Milledgeville, Georgia; state historic house; recognize
Last Action
House Read and Adopted
3/16/2016
Full Bill Text
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