Higher Education · Music · Historic Rehabilitation
McDuffie Center for Strings, Mercer University
Macon, Georgia
An 1855 landmark was rehabilitated as a music teaching center with practice rooms, faculty offices, and a 60-seat performance hall.
- Original construction
- 1855
- Performance hall
- 60 seats
- Program
- Practice rooms + faculty offices
- Preservation
- Historic Tax Credits
The project
The building had served as a residence, restaurant, and offices before Mercer University adapted it for the McDuffie Center for Strings. The new program combines dedicated practice rooms and faculty offices with an intimate performance hall.
An elevator and restroom additions provide accessible use without discarding the building’s historic character. The work followed the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Historic Rehabilitation and qualified for historic tax credits.
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