The University of Georgia announced Tuesday it will demolish Rutherford Hall after the spring semester. The decision was made over the pleas of preservation groups that advocated to save the dorm built in 1939 by the federal Works Progress Administration.
The hall's deterioration makes tearing it down the best financial option, officials said. The college will replace it with a 260-resident dorm. The new residence hall will be ready for students by fall 2013 and officials said it will retain the historical character of the original building.
"I value greatly the historical character of this campus and we have worked very hard to preserve many of the older structures on campus," President Michael Adams said. "But this decision ultimately was made in the interest of providing safe and functional housing for the next 75 years and a new structure on that site is the best option for achieving that goal."
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