GC&SU receives a $1.5 million grant for restoration of mansion
Georgia College & State University has received a $1.5 million private grant for the restoration of the Old Governor’s Mansion on the university’s campus in Milledgeville, President Rosemary DePaolo announced.
“This will move us much farther along the way to restoring the Mansion and help us to meet our timeline for completion of the project,” DePaolo said at a forum for faculty and staff.
The Old Governor’s Mansion was the home to eight of Georgia’s governors from 1839 to 1868. It was designated a National Historical Landmark in 1971. Since 1889 the Mansion has been a part of Georgia College & State University. It was last renovated in 1964.
The $1.5 million grant was awarded by The Robert W. Woodruff Foundation in Atlanta. It will be combined with a $5 million appropriation from the Georgia General Assembly to pay for the first phase of restorations to the Mansion. Additional fundraising efforts are underway to raise additional money for the project, which is expected to cost more than $9 million.
The historic home closed its doors to special events last week, and experts in relocation of museum collections are currently packing and moving its contents so that restoration can begin. Although the Mansion will be closed for events and lodging for two or three years, tours will still be conducted while it is safe to do so, with focus on the construction features of the building and restoration, said Jim Turner, acting director of the Mansion.
The Robert W. Woodruff Foundation Inc. is an independent private foundation with a broad charter to support charitable, scientific and educational activities. Robert Woodruff assumed leadership of The Coca-Cola Co. in 1923 and guided it until his death in 1985. In 1937 he incorporated the Foundation, which was renamed the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation following his death.
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on Nov 30 2001. Filed under News.
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