Hotel Thomas

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Hotel Thomas
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Western entrance to the Thomas Center
Location:	Gainesville, Florida
Coordinates:	29°39′45″N 82°19′47″W / 29.6625, -82.32972Coordinates: 29°39′45″N 82°19′47″W / 29.6625, -82.32972
Built/Founded:	1919
Architect:	William Augustus Edwards of Edwards & Saywards;
Architectural style(s):	Classical Revival, Other
Added to NRHP:	July 16, 1973
NRHP Reference#:	73000563 [1]
Governing body:	City of Gainesville

The Hotel Thomas (also known as Sunkist Villa or the Thomas Center) is an historic building in Gainesville, Florida, United States. It is located on the block bounded by Northeast 2nd and 5th Streets and Northeast 6th and 7th Avenues. It was built in 1919 in the Classical Revival style by noted Atlanta-based architect, William Augustus Edwards, designer of academic buildings at 12 institutions in Georgia, South Carolina and Florida, including the original University of Florida campus, as well as a dozen or more county courthouses in those states plus other building and houses,^[2][3]

On July 16, 1973, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Today the Division of Cultural Affairs of the city is based in it.

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• Alachua County listings at National Register of Historic Places
• Alachua County listings at Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs
• Virtual tour of Northeast Historic District, Gainesville at Alachua County's Department of Growth Management
• The Historic Thomas Center in Gainesville, FL at Visit Gainesville
• The Thomas Center at Historic Homes of Greater Gainesville
• A Gainesville, Florida Gem