Old College is the oldest building at the University of Georgia. It was constructed in 1806, modeled after Connecticut Hall at Yale. The building was the first permanent structure at the university, following a temporary log cabin that had been used for instruction while Old College was being constructed. The building served as a place of instruction and a dormitory for UGA’s first classes, and continued to be used as such intermittently until World War Two. Besides its use by the students, Old College has also served important function in several wars. Old College was the site of a Confederate hospital for war refugees during the American Civil War, and as a dormitory by the US Navy for those attending the Pre-Flight School. Though it is now referred to as Old College, the building was originally christened Franklin College. The original name fell out of favor in the 1820s when New College was built nearby, but its legacy lives on in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, which is currently housed in Old College. Despite extensive renovations, Old College remains a fixture of North Campus and a symbol of the earliest years of UGA. To commemorate Old College’s historical significance to the university, a plaque was installed outside the building by the Georgia Historical Society and the University of Georgia in 2006 on the occasion of Old College’s bicentennial.