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BGSU announces plans to buy
‘University House'

The Bowling Green State University Foundation, Inc., plans to purchase a home and property on South Wintergarden Road in Bowling Green to become the new “University House.”

The BGSU Board of Trustees voted May 7 to sell the residence designated for the University president at 625 Hillcrest Drive. Estimates for renovating or rebuilding the 44-year-old home were significantly higher than the $750,000 authorized in February 2003 by the foundation’s board of directors.

This February, the board authorized exploration of the feasibility of purchasing other property. It now intends to buy 19.1 acres at 700 S. Wintergarden Road. The property is divided into two parcels—a home site on 5.74 acres, to be purchased for $750,000, and a 13.36-acre parcel, to be purchased for $350,000.

The South Wintergarden property meets the needs that the foundation board sought to address when it initiated the renovation project for the Hillcrest house. Unlike the house at 625 Hillcrest, in which public and private spaces aren’t separate, the Wintergarden home includes areas that are suited for public entertaining and private living. In addition, its design is conducive to hosting formal dinner parties as well as larger gatherings. It can accommodate 200-250 guests.

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