 In 1975, the mansion was heavily damaged in a tornado that struck west and then north Atlanta on the morning of March 24, occurring just a week after Governor Busbee moved in after his inauguration, and necessitating a renovation.It also led to the tornado being called the "governor's tornado", the worst to hit the city until the 2008 storm that hit downtown.Later in 2008, the front door was damaged by fire during another renovation on the afternoon of September 11.