Location:
T171 .G42 G49x GTVA-OVZ-700-B

Title:
Swann Dormitory and Electrical Building.

Date:
Unknown

Content:
Adhesive on reverse side of print with paper fibers where print removed from paper backing.

History:
From Images and Memories: Both Swann Dormitory and the Electrical Engineering Building were added to the campus in 1901. James Swann of New York offered the School $20,000 if it raised an additional $15,000. The building has served several occupants through the years. George Griffin tells of the time he and C.D. "Dummy" LeBey found a loose mule on campus, took it to Swann and tied it to the door of Professor A.H. Armstrong's room. Swann's rooms today are the offices and classrooms for Continuing Education and the Department of Modern Languages. From Warren Drury's thesis: Walter T. Downing, noted Atlanta residential architect, was hired to design both the Electrical Engineering Building and Swann Dormitory in January of 1901. Each building, composed in Neo-Classical Revival style, has the three story mass divided into a principle block of two stories, a string course, and an attic story. The plain brick walls and an uncomplicated roof line are in keeping with this style as the flat arch lintels and the use of Greek details. The entrance of each building has been designed as the dominant feature. The Swann Dormitory has a large two story Greek doric portico over its entrance and the electrical Building has its entrance enframed by a string of Greek acroteria on the cornice line.