Military Science Building–Army ROTC – UGA 61 (1931, Category 2). The Military Science Building, located to the south of Baldwin Street, was constructed in 1931. The building included four offices, three classrooms, a rifle range, and a stock room in the basement for the military department.305 Today the building provides space for the University’s Army ROTC program.
The Military Science Building was constructed prior to the planning undertaken for the Beaux-Arts buildings constructed along Baldwin Street. The building’s simplicity and more utilitarian design is in contrast to the more formal presence of the New Deal academic buildings.
The Military Science Building is T-shaped with a two-story front, rectangular mass facing Baldwin Street and a rear three-story rectangular mass perpendicular to it and taking advantage of the sloping ground. The two masses are connected by a narrow link. Both have hipped roofs, now covered with standing seam metal roofing.
The front portion of the building has a simple, Classical front porch, paired windows, and a wide roof overhang. The rear portion of the building has single windows and less of an overhang. It appears that the rear portion may be a later addition.
The building appears to retain its original wood double-hung windows, which are in need of paint. Room air conditioners are installed in some windows. No screens or storm windows are present. The building’s brickwork has wide joints with a yellow sand mortar that is in good condition. Brick infills, likely of former doorways, on each end of the building do not match the historic mortar. A white haze covers the brickwork of the building that may be in need of remediation.
The Military Science Building possesses a high degree of historic integrity. A number of modifications have been made on the interior such as installation of drop ceilings and replacement of doors, but overall, space configurations appear to have been retained and a good deal of historic woodwork remains. It retains integrity and appears to contribute to a National Register-eligible historic district. It is assessed as a Category 2 resource.
