Sunday will mark the 126th anniversary of the formal opening of Pearce Auditorium on Brenau University’s Gainesville campus.Facing Boulevard, it remains the centerpiece of the front campus. The building jump-started what was then called the Georgia Female Seminary into a prominent educational institution. It was founded by W.C.
Column: Built on a former huckleberry patch, opening of Brenau’s Pearce Auditorium was a grand affair
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