University of Florida Campus Historic District

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University of Florida Campus Historic District
(U.S. Registered Historic District)
University Auditorium, a contributing property to the district
University Auditorium, a contributing property to the district[1]
Location: Gainesville, Florida
Area: 650 acres
Built/Founded: 1906-1939
Architect: William Augustus Edwards; Rudolph Weaver
Architectural style(s): Late Gothic Revival, Other
Added to NRHP: April 20, 1989
NRHP Reference#: 89000322

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Governing body: State

The University of Florida Campus Historic District is an historic district on the campus of the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. The district, bounded by West University Avenue, Southwest 13th Street, Stadium Road and North-South Drive, encompasses approximately 650 acres and contains 11 listed buildings plus contributing properties. On April 20, 1989, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

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[edit] Listed buildings in the district

Note: These were all designed by William Augustus Edwards, although Rolfs Hall was finished by Rudolph Weaver[3]

[edit] Contributing properties in the district

Note: These were designed by Rudolph Weaver, except for University Auditorium, which was designed by William Augustus Edwards.

[edit] Other campus buildings on the National Register

Note: These are outside the district and were designed by Rudolph Weaver

[edit] 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 amd 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.[5]

[edit] Campus landscaping

Looking north across the plaza, towards Library West
Looking north across the plaza, towards Library West
Looking south across the plaza, towards the Auditorium
Looking south across the plaza, towards the Auditorium

In 1927 Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. did a landscape plan for UF. In 1931 the central plaza became the Plaza of the Americas.[6]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ University Auditorium
  2. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
  3. ^ UF Historic Campus: Rolfs Hall
  4. ^ UF Historic Sites Guide: University Auditorium
  5. ^ Tate, Susan, Preservation and Compatible Growth of a Twentieth Century Campus: The University of Florida, p. 61
  6. ^ UF Historic Campus Brochure and Map: 2 pages

[edit] External links

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