Special Collections and Archives: Georgia State University History   Tags: university  

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1910-1920

• Georgia School of Technology-- Chemistry Building (1913 only) photo
• Georgia School of Technology's Evening School of Commerce (1914-1933)
• Walton Building (1914-1916)--corner of Walton St. NW & Cone St. 
• Peachtree (or City) Arcade (1917-1921)--Peachtree St. [at Wall St. SE]

1921-1930

• Murphy Building--18 Auburn Ave., corner of Pryor St. and Auburn Ave. (1921-1926)
• 106 Forsyth Street NW (1926-1931)
• George Sparks, Director and later President (1928-1957) photo audio

1931-1940

• 223 Walton Street NW (renovated)--the first building owned (1931-1938) photo
• 223 Walton Street NW--old Sheltering Arms Building, prior to renovation (1930-31) photo
• University System of Georgia Evening School (1933-1935) [independent, under new Board of Regents]
• 160-168 (entrance at 162) Luckie Street NW (1938-1946) photo
• University Extension Center in Atlanta (1935-1947) [independent, under new Board of Regents]
• a) Georgia Evening College (Night)
• b) Atlanta Junior College (Day Division)

1941-1950

• Ivy St. Garage/Bolling-Jones Building [now Kell Hall], 24 Ivy Street SE--corner of Ivy St. and Exchange Place (1946-present) photo
• Gymnasium-Auditorium--behind Kell Hall (1947)
• Indian Creek Lodge (1947/1948)
• Atlanta Division of the University of Georgia (1947-1955)

1951-1960 *

• Georgia State College of Business Administration (1955-1961) [independent]
• Noah Langdale, President (1957-1988) photo

1961-1970

• Georgia State College (1961-1969)
• Georgia State University (1969-present)

1971-1990

• William Suttles, President (1988-1989) photo
• John Palms, President (1989-1991) photo

1991-present

• Sherman Day, Acting President (1991-1992) photo
• Carl Patton, President (1992-2008) photo
• Mark Becker, President (2009-present) photo

* GSU expanded rapidly from the 1960s forward. See "Building Timeline" for details.

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