Flynt Building – UGA 4416 (1928, Category 1). The Flynt Building is the most iconic building associated with the Griffin Campus. Constructed in 1928, Flynt was built to serve the needs of the Georgia Experiment Station as its third administration building. Architecturally, Flynt constitutes the first structure on campus to convey an institutional character rather than a vernacular agricultural character. Flynt faces Experiment Street. Wings were added to the rear of the building in 1936 (south) and 1938 (north).
Flynt has been renovated several times, most recently to accommodate student services and additional academic functions following the change in focus initiated in 2002. Renovations have been of reasonably high quality and have transformed the building from a predominantly utilitarian structure housing early-twentieth-century laboratories to a modern administrative building.
The building retains its overall historic character and integrity on the exterior, with the exception of the installation of replacement windows. Flynt’s original windows were steel with a center awning sash and top and bottom hopper sash, suitable to a 1928 laboratory. The replacement windows are fixed aluminum sash with applied muntins visually stimulating twelve panes, and do not reflect the original appearance or configuration. This change helps to convey a Georgian-style appearance, which is in contrast to the original institutional laboratory appearance. Although its integrity is somewhat diminished by the replacement windows, the building conveys its historic associations and is assessed as Category 1.
