Quarters B – UGA 1901 (President’s Cottage) (1897, Category 2). This building was constructed in 1897 as the President’s Cottage for the State Normal School. It is the oldest building on campus, and listed as a contributing building of the Oglethorpe Avenue Historic District. Quarters B is a good example of the late- nineteenth-century Queen Anne style of architecture. The building was adapted for use by the Coordinate Campus of the University of Georgia after 1932. In 1953, it was acquired by the U.S. Navy and adapted for use as the Executive Officer Quarters for the Navy Supply Corps School.
As noted in the Historic Buildings Preservation Plan for the Navy Supply Corps School:
Located on top of a knoll on Oglethorpe Avenue, this building is a two-story wood frame Queen Anne dwelling with an irregular floor plan and a hipped roof. The house has a brick foundation, asphalt roof shingles, and vinyl siding and trim throughout. The northeast (primary, facing Prince Avenue) facade’s most striking element is a five bay porch with a striking curved termination at the north corner of the house. This porch is supported by square wooden columns and has wood brackets and a pediment over the entrance bay. The northern half of the porch has been screened in and has metal awnings. The main entrance is composed of a three-panel door with a four pane transom.
The second floor of the primary facade has two one over one windows with the north window capped by a low pitched gable with a square window that has been blocked in.
The northwest elevation has a series of one over one windows with awnings and a rectangular hipped roof bay window. The rear elevation has a large gable roofed section that appears to be an addition. This section has a series of one over one windows and a four bay hipped roof porch supported on square wood columns. The rear entrance is a wood panel door with a three part window. A transom surmounts this door, while a pair of six over six windows is adjacent to the door.
The entire house is clad with vinyl siding and trim, this was installed at an unknown date. Asphalt shingles were also installed on the main roof at an unknown date. A standing seam copper colored metal roofing was installed on the main (front) and rear porches in 1983. A historic garage stood adjacent to the house but was replaced in 1987 by a modern vinyl covered wood frame structure. The house currently sits on a well-manicured lawn.
The building retains integrity and is assessed as Category 2.
