RESTORED AND REHABILITATED
"You'd never know from the outside
that the building was restored. It almost
looks brand new," Davis says.
Proven Value
While Gaillard now has 166 beds compared to the original count of 280 beds, the
military village's three residence halls now
house a total of 782 beds.
"While we sacrificed bed count, we
added suite-style bathrooms, new common areas, and community amenities to
make Gaillard equivalent to UNG's other
military housing," Davis notes.
Tony Aeck, who still has his father's
handwritten notebooks pertaining to
the building's design and construction,
notes that Gaillard was built in two phases
completed in 1954 and 1961, respectively,
for a total construction cost of exactly
$580,148.22.
"So for a total investment of less than
$6.2M, UNG has a building that will
last at least 100 years from the time
it was originally constructed," Aeck
says.
The value is only part of the story.
Says UNG's McConnell, "Gaillard has a
strong presence and holds a prominent
hilltop location overlooking the drill
field. It's a good part of the fabric of our
campus, and we couldn't be happier with
the result. And, it's not often that you get
intergenerational architectural work
done on a building!"
Gaillard Hall and the cadet formation
plaza are part of a public/private venture
fi nanced through the sale of municipal
bonds by the North Georgia College &
University Real Estate Foundation. Debt
service repayment is coming from fees
paid for by the use of the buildings. Ambling University Development Group
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