Area less than one acre NRHP Reference # 72000387 Destruction date 1878 Added to NRHP 20 January 1972 | Built 1879 (1879) Opened 1837 Destroyed by Fire | |
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Location 82 College Circle, Dahlonega, Georgia Architectural styles Second Empire architecture in Europe, Neoclassical architecture, Gothic architecture Similar Dahlonega Gold Museum, Holly Theatre, Three Sisters, North Georgia mountains, Georgia State Capitol | ||
Price Memorial Hall, also known as the Price Memorial Building, is a historic site in Dahlonega, Georgia. The hall was built on the site of the U.S. government's federal branch mint built in 1836. It burned down in 1878 and the university, one of the first Federal Land Grant Colleges, had its hall built on the foundation. A historical marker is located on the site.
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It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 20, 1972. It is located on 82 College Circle.
UNG
Price Memorial Hall is the oldest surviving building on the University of North Georgia’s Dahlonega campus. It currently serves as the campus’s main administrative office building.
William Pierce Price
It was officially renamed in honor of UNG’s founder and former Board of Trustees president, William P. Price, in 1934. Price, who was also a U.S. Representative, worked diligently with the Morrill Act to ensure the university’s creation as both an agricultural and military college. Prior to Price’s death, Price Memorial Hall was simply known as the “main building.”
The Gold Steeple
The gold steeple was added to the University of North Georgia’s Price Memorial Hall in 1972 with genuine Dahlonega gold. Dahlonega was where the nation’s first major gold rush began in 1828. The process consisted of taking 13 ounces of gold and flattening it out to fit the size of the steeple in several sheets. The renovation was the first time the steeple had been replaced, and the project cost almost $100,000. It is the second building in Georgia to use Dahlonega gold.