Forestry Resources 3 – UGA 1044; and Forestry Resources 2 – UGA 1140 (1968, Category 3). The U. S. Department of Agriculture built two new structures behind the older Forest Resources Building in 1968. The USDA’s Forest Service worked closely with the School of Forestry and other departments on campus at the time and determined the need for these buildings.
The two buildings constructed in 1968 are of unusual Mid-Century Modern design. They include a two-story building (UGA 1140) that is square in plan, located immediately behind the 1939 building, and a rectangular four- to five-story building (UGA 1044) behind. The three buildings are connected to each other by narrow windowless corridor linkages sheathed in natural wood.
The primary entrance to the three-building complex is located on the north side of the central building and is accessed across a narrow bridge with a brick walking surface and open wood railings, which leads to the building’s second floor level. The exterior of the central building is composed of two horizontal stucco bands at the floor and ceiling levels interrupted by perpendicular brick walls at each column bay. The entire second floor level is cantilevered over a recessed first floor level and courtyard below, and appears to float above the ground.
A recessed wall surface between the two second floor stucco bands incorporates horizontal windows. A painted steel framework extends over the two stucco bands. Vertical wood strips placed over the steel framework mask the recessed windows behind. The vertical wood strips appear to have had a natural finish originally, but have since been painted white. In some locations they have been removed. The painted steel structure is rusting in places and is in need of maintenance.
The four- to five-story building on the east has a predominantly brick exterior but has similar wood window treatments as the central building. These two modern buildings are unique and are significant to the University’s Mid-Century Modern period.
