University of Georgia Blueprints and Plans (Julianne Vogel)

     Once the University of Georgia was established through its charter written by Abraham Baldwin, the college needed a campus. The campus began with the construction of the first building, Franklin College. Franklin College was named for Benjamin Franklin and is now known as Old College, which is located on North campus. As the University expanded, the college campus needed to grow as well in order to accomodate students with housing and more academic buildings. When campus was expanding and reorganizing, the Board of Regents debated on whether to consolidate the University or to create smaller institutions. The argument to keep the University united and consolidated prevailed, and the construction of Contemporary Campus began. Following World War Two, the University shifted from a place of military training back to a collegiate institution, and renovations were deemed necessary. The buildings built during the war to house naval aviators as well as renovations and further establishment of North and South campus were planned in August of 1947, as pictured in the included Plant Operations Map blueprints. The blueprints illustrate forty-two campus locations that would mark the beginning of the campus that is still present today. This set of academic buildings is known as The Contemporary University as according to the University of Georgia Physical Master Plan. The University of Georgia publishes on their “History of the University of Georgia” web page that the University now has seventeen colleges and schools stemming from what began as a college consisting only of traditional classic studies. As has education, the campus has come a long way.

SECONDARY SOURCE CITATIONS
Ayers, et al. “University of Georgia Physical Master Plan.” UGA Architects, University of Georgia, 7 Oct. 1998, University of Georgia Physical Master Plan.

Ayers, et al. “University of Georgia Physical Master Plan.” History of the University of Georgia, UGA, 11 Mar. 1998, www.architects.uga.edu/sites/default/files/documents/master-plan-info/sections/i_history_of_the_university_of_georgia.pdf.

Boney, F N, and University of Georgia Press. “History of UGA.” University of Georgia, University of Georgia, www.uga.edu/history.php.