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1929–1932, Antonio Orsot

One of the most prominent and gifted architects to work on the campus was Antonio Orsot, a graduate of the Tuskegee School of Architecture in Alabama. He served as director of Trades and Industries at Georgia Industrial College from 1919 to 1952, teaching craft and design skills. With African American student builders, Orsot oversaw the design and construction of every building on campus from 1920 through 1947. Typical of his designs, Adams Hall reflects Orsot’s meticulous use of brick masonry, classical symmetry, a delicate Ionic columned portico flanked by graceful wood-framed arched windows, and articulated corners. Other Orsot buildings include Powell Hall (1932), Morgan Hall (1936), Wilcox Gym (1936), Hodge Hall (1938), Herty Hall (1938), and Camilla Hubert Dormitory (1938).

Writing Credits

Author: 
Robin B. Williams with David Gobel, Patrick Haughey, Daves Rossell, and Karl Schuler
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Citation

Robin B. Williams with David Gobel, Patrick Haughey, Daves Rossell, and Karl Schuler, "Adams Hall", [Savannah, Georgia], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/GA-02-17.5.3.

Print Source

Buildings of Savannah, Robin B. Williams. With David Gobel, Patrick Haughey, Daves Rossell, and Karl Schuler. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2016, 255-256.

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