Gorgas House

Built 1829 as University dining hall.

Remodeled as a residence 1840.

Occupied by Gorgas family 1879-1953

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Preserved as a memorial to:

General Josiah Gorgas (1818-1883)

Chief of Ordnance, C. S. A. 1861-1865

President of the University 1878-1879

Mrs. Amelia Gayle Gorgas (1826-1913)

University Librarian 1883-1906

General William Crawford Gorgas ...