The University of Florida Campus Historic District is a historic district

Historic district

A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries, historic districts receive legal protection from development....

 on the campus

Campus

A campus is traditionally the land on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated. Usually a campus includes libraries, lecture halls, residence halls and park-like settings...

 of the University of Florida

University of Florida

The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...

 in Gainesville, Florida

Gainesville, Florida

Gainesville is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Alachua County, Florida, United States as well as the principal city of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area . The preliminary 2010 Census population count for Gainesville is 124,354. Gainesville is home to the sixth...

. The district, bounded by West University Avenue, Southwest 13th Street

U.S. Route 441 in Florida

U.S. Route 441 in Florida is a north–south United States Highway. It runs from Miami in South Florida northwest to the Georgia border north of the Lake City area....

, Stadium Road and North-South Drive, encompasses approximately 650 acres (2.6 km²) and contains 11 listed buildings plus contributing properties. On April 20, 1989, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

. On June 24, 2008, additional information was approved which resulted in the addition of 6 contributing properties (5 buildings plus the Plaza of the Americas

Plaza of the Americas

The Plaza of the Americas is a major center of student activity on the campus of the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. It is located in the quad between Library West, Peabody Hall, the University Auditorium, and the Chemistry Building....

 to the district.)

Listed buildings in the district

Note: These were all designed by William Augustus Edwards

William Augustus Edwards

William Augustus Edwards, also known as William A. Edwards, was an Atlanta-based American architect renowned for the educational buildings, courthouses and other public and private buildings that he designed in Florida, Georgia and his native South Carolina.- Early life and education :William...

, although Rolfs Hall was finished by Rudolph Weaver

Rudolph Weaver

Rudolph Weaver was an American architect and university professor and administrator renowned for various buildings that he designed in Florida, Idaho and Washington, many of which are academic....

.

Anderson Hall Anderson Hall (Gainesville, Florida) Anderson Hall is a historic building in Gainesville, Florida, in the northeastern section of the University of Florida campus. On June 27, 1979, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places... , 1913 Bryan Hall Bryan Hall (Gainesville, Florida) Bryan Hall is a historic building in Gainesville, Florida, United States. It is located in the northeastern section of the University of Florida in Gainesville. On June 27, 1979, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Bryan Hall is part of the Warrington College of Business... , 1914 Buckman Hall Buckman Hall (Gainesville, Florida) Buckman Hall, an historic building located in Murphree Area on the University of Florida campus in Gainesville, Florida, United States. It was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on January 11, 1974.... , 1905-1906 Flint Hall Flint Hall (Gainesville, Florida) Flint Hall is a historic site in Gainesville, Florida, United States. It is located in the northeastern section of the University of Florida. On June 27, 1979, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places... , 1910 Griffin-Floyd Hall, 1912 Library East Library East (Gainesville, Florida) Library East is a historic library in Gainesville, Florida, United States. It is located in the northeastern section of the University of Florida in the middle of the Campus Historic District. When it was first created it was the largest building on campus at that time.-History:This facility was... , 1926

Newell Hall Newell Hall (Gainesville, Florida) Newell Hall is a historic site in Gainesville, Florida, United States. It is located in the northeastern section of the University of Florida. On June 27, 1979, it was added to the U.S... , 1910 Peabody Hall Peabody Hall (Gainesville, Florida) Peabody Hall is a historic site in Gainesville, Florida, United States. It is located in the northeastern section of the University of Florida. On June 27, 1979, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places... , 1913 Rolfs Hall Rolfs Hall (Gainesville, Florida) Rolfs Hall is an historic building on the campus of the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, United States. It is located in the northeastern section of the campus... , 1927 Thomas Hall Thomas Hall (Gainesville, Florida) Thomas Hall, built in 1905, is a historic building located in Murphree Area on the campus of the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, United States... , 1905-1906 Women's Gymnasium Women's Gymnasium (Gainesville, Florida) Kathryn Chicone Ustler Hall is an historic building on the campus of the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. It was designed by William Augustus Edwards in the Collegiate Gothic style. On June 27, 1979, it was added to the U.S... , 1915

Contributing properties in the district

Note: These were designed by Rudolph Weaver

Rudolph Weaver

Rudolph Weaver was an American architect and university professor and administrator renowned for various buildings that he designed in Florida, Idaho and Washington, many of which are academic....

, except for University Auditorium, which was designed by William Augustus Edwards

William Augustus Edwards

William Augustus Edwards, also known as William A. Edwards, was an Atlanta-based American architect renowned for the educational buildings, courthouses and other public and private buildings that he designed in Florida, Georgia and his native South Carolina.- Early life and education :William...

.

Dauer Hall Dauer Hall (Gainesville, Florida) Dauer Hall is a historic building on the campus of the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, in the United States.Dauer Hall is a contributing property in the University of Florida Campus Historic District which was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 20,... , 1936 Fletcher Hall Fletcher Hall (Gainesville, Florida) Fletcher Hall, originally called North Hall, is an historic dormitory building on the campus of the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, in the United States. It makes up half of the "F" in the "U.F." in the Murphee Area. The "U.F" in the building design can be seen from an aerial view... , 1938-1939 Infirmary Infirmary (Gainesville, Florida) The Infirmary, now known as the Student Health Care Center, is a historic building on the campus of the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida in the United States. It was designed by Rudolph Weaver in the Collegiate Gothic style and was built in 1931... , 1931 Leigh Hall Leigh Hall (Gainesville, Florida) The Leigh Hall, originally known as the Chemistry-Pharmacy Building, is an historic building on the campus of the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, in the United States. It was designed by Rudolph Weaver in the Collegiate Gothic style and was built in 1927. In 1949 the pharmacy... , 1927

Murphree Hall Murphree Hall (Gainesville, Florida) Murphree Hall is a historic student residence building located in the Murphree Area on the northern edge of the University of Florida campus in Gainesville, Florida. It was designed by architect Rudolph Weaver in the Collegiate Gothic style and completed in 1939. The building was named for Albert... , 1939 Sledd Hall, 1930 University Auditorium University Auditorium (Gainesville, Florida) The University Auditorium, originally known as the Memorial Auditorium and sometimes called the University of Florida Auditorium, is an historic building on the campus of the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, in the United States.... , 1922 Walker Hall Walker Hall (Gainesville, Florida) Walker Hall, originally known as the Mechanical Engineering Building, is an historic classroom building on the campus of the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, in the United States. It was designed by Rudolph Weaver in the Collegiate Gothic style and was built in 1927 It was later named... , 1927

Added in 2008

Carlton Auditorium Carlton Auditorium The William G. Carleton Auditorium, built in 1954, is a historic building on the campus of the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, in the United States. Like several other buildings on campus, it was designed by architect Guy Fulton in an early campus Brutalist style and is joined to... , 1954 Century Tower Century Tower (University of Florida) The Century Tower is a carillon tower in the center of the University of Florida campus in Gainesville, Florida.Begun in 1953 by the Auchter Company... , 1953 Tigert Hall Tigert Hall Tigert Hall, built in the late 1940s and early 1950s, is a historic administrative building located on the eastern edge of the University of Florida campus in Gainesville, Florida. It was designed by architect Jefferson Hamilton in a modified Collegiate Gothic style to function as the university's... , 1949

Florida Gymnasium Florida Gymnasium Florida Gymnasium is a historic building located on the campus of the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. Design work was begun by university architect Rudolph Weaver during World War II and completed by his successor Guy Fulton. It replaced the old University Gymnasium built in 1915,... , 1949 Matherly Hall Matherly Hall Matherly Hall built in the early 1950s is an historic classroom and faculty office building on the campus of the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, in the United States. It was designed by Guy Fulton in a modified Collegiate Gothic style to house the College of Business Administration... , 1952 Plaza of the Americas Plaza of the Americas The Plaza of the Americas is a major center of student activity on the campus of the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. It is located in the quad between Library West, Peabody Hall, the University Auditorium, and the Chemistry Building.... , 1925

Other campus buildings on the National Register

Note: These are outside the district:

The Hub The Hub (Gainesville, Florida) The Hub, formerly known as the UF Bookstore, is a historic building on Stadium Road between Buckman Drive and Fletcher Drive on the University of Florida campus in Gainesville, Florida in the United States. On June 24, 2008, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.Built in... , Stadium Road between Buckman Drive and Fletcher Drive Norman Hall, east of S.W. 13th Street, designed by Rudolph Weaver Rudolph Weaver Rudolph Weaver was an American architect and university professor and administrator renowned for various buildings that he designed in Florida, Idaho and Washington, many of which are academic....

Old WRUF Radio Station Old WRUF Radio Station The Old WRUF Radio Station is a historic site in Gainesville, Florida, United States. It is located on the University of Florida campus . On September 21, 1989, it was added to the U.S...  (now the University of Florida Police Department headquarters, designed by Rudolph Weaver Weil Hall Yulee Area Yulee Area (Gainesville, Florida) Yulee Area is a historic residence hall area at 13th Street and Inner Road, SW, on the University of Florida campus in Gainesville, Florida in the United States. It is the site of the first permanent dormitories built for women after the campus became co-educational in 1947...

Destroyed buildings in the district

• Johnson Hall (originally known as University Commons) was UFs original dining hall). Located west of Dauer, it was designed by William Augustus Edwards, built 1912 and burned 1987. The Academic Advising Center now occupies the site.
• Old Benton Hall (originally the Engineering Building), was designed by William Augustus Edwards, built 1911 and demolished 1966. Grinter Hall, built in 1971, now occupies the site.
• Original Post Office, third building on campus, demolished before 1977 to make way for General Purpose Building A, now Turlington Hall.

Campus landscaping

In 1927 Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. did a landscape plan for UF. In 1931 the central plaza became the Plaza of the Americas

Plaza of the Americas

The Plaza of the Americas is a major center of student activity on the campus of the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. It is located in the quad between Library West, Peabody Hall, the University Auditorium, and the Chemistry Building....

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See also

• Buildings at the University of Florida
  Buildings at the University of Florida
  The University of Florida is a flagship university in the State University System of Florida and has many notable buildings located in Gainesville, Jacksonville, Orlando and throughout Florida. The Campus Historic District at the University of Florida comprises 32 contributing properties that are...
  
  
• List of Registered Historic Places in Alachua County, Florida
• Murphree Area

External links

• Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs - Alachua County
• Historic Markers in Alachua County
• University of Florida Historic Sites Guide
• UF Preservation Plan & Guidelines for Rehabilitation & New Construction
• UF Historic Campus Brochure and Map: 2 pages

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