University of Florida student housing

Student Housing
Established	1906
Director	Norbert Dunkel
Students	9,200
Location	Gainesville, Florida, USA
Website	housing.ufl.edu

Student housing at University of Florida is governed by the Division of Student Affairs, and provides housing for undergraduate, graduate, and professional students on and off-campus.

Approximately 7,500 students live in single-student residence halls. Nearly 1,700 students and their families also live on campus in 980 apartments arranged in Village Communities.

Undergraduate Housing

East Campus Residence Halls

Broward Hall, built in 1954, originally housed female students; similar to many other campus buildings built during that era, its architecture amalgamates Collegiate Gothic and Brutalist styles.

Buckman Hall was built in 1906 and is one of the oldest buildings at the university.

Murphree Hall, built in 1939

Fletcher Hall, built in 1938

Keys Residential Complex opened in 1991 as apartment-style student housing

Springs Residential Complex, built in 1995, replaced existing facilities located at the Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

Lakeside Residential Complex, built in 2000

Beaty Towers, built in 1967, is the subject of a popular urban legend

West Campus Residence Halls

Honors Housing

Honors Residential Housing at Hume Hall

The University of Florida Honors Program offers housing for freshmen at Hume Hall. This residentially-based academic community consists of two residence halls and integrates the housing needs of Honors residents with facilities, staff, and programs in support of the Honors Program.

In total 608 residents can be accommodated, and Hume Hall is located in the heart of the UF campus. The facility has a commons building, a number of multimedia-capable classrooms, faculty offices with an on-site academic advisers, a large activity room, and an information desk.^[1]

Graduate & Family Housing

Village Apartments

Diamond Village

University Village

Tanglewood Village

Maguire Village

Corry Memorial Village (1958)

• Corry Village
• Units:
  • 1 bedrooms — 100
  • 2 bedrooms — 108
  • 3 bedrooms — 8

Emory Gardner Diamond Memorial Village (1965)

• Diamond Village
• Units:
  • 1 bedrooms — 104
  • 2 bedrooms — 104

Raymer Francis Maguire Memorial Village (1971)

• Maguire Village
• Units:
  • 1 bedrooms — 110
  • 2 bedrooms — 110

University Village South (1972)

• Units:
  • 1 bedrooms — 64
  • 2 bedrooms — 64

Tanglewood Village (1973)

• Units:
  • 1 bedrooms — 89
  • 2 bedrooms — 81
  • 2 bedroom townhouses — 30
  • Efficiencies — 8

Former facilities

The building once known as The King's House was built in 1921 and is currently used to house the Institute of Hispanic/Latino Culture

Building 271 is the only building that remains from Schuct Village. It is currently used by Shands to house transplant patients

There have been some buildings at the University of Florida that were used for housing, but have since been demolished or converted to other uses.^[2]

After rapid increases in enrollment after World War II and the allowing of women to enroll, several temporary buildings were erected on the campus. These included

• Flavets (1945–1974) - Named after a contraction of the term "Florida Veterans," these former military housing units were located at three locations on campus, including Flavet I near the current site of the J. Wayne Reitz Union, Flavet II at the current location of Beaty Towers, and Flavet III at the current location of the Keys Residential Complex.
• Temporary Frame Residence Halls (1946-1960s) - One story frame buildings built in several locations on campus, including the current site of the O'Connell Center and the current Computer Science and Engineering building.
• Grove Hall (1946–1977) - Reconstructed military building relocated from Camp Blanding located on the current site of the Architecture and Fine Arts colleges

Other facilities built after World War II included:

• The King’s House (1954–1967) - Two white framed buildings on University Avenue originally built in 1921 and used for experimental housing arrangements. The King's House was an unofficial name for Building 880, the eastern building. Both buildings still stand and now house the Institute of Black Culture and the Institute of Hispanic Culture.^[3][4]
• Lonilair & Michael Halls, Pierce & Patrick Courts - Leased off-campus housing for women, located north of University Avenue near Anderson Hall and Library West
• Trailervet Village, Alachua Army Air Base, and Stengel Air Field - Temporary housing consisting of trailers and military barracks was located at the Alachua Army Air Base (now Gainesville Regional Airport) and Stengel Air Field (now Butler Plaza)
• Yon Hall (1966–1995) - Athlete housing located in the east side of the Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. When the NCAA ruled against athletic housing, the Springs Residential Complex was constructed and the facilities at the stadium were converted into offices for several university departments.
• Schucht Village (1959–1997) - Apartment buildings constructed for veterans and their families, and later graduate students and their families. The facility was located near Shands, and the complex was sold to Shands in 1997. Shands subsequently demolished all of the buildings except for Building 271, which was refurbished and is now used to house transplant patients.
• Hume Hall (1958–2000) - "Old Hume" was large multi-story residence hall located at the intersection of Gale Lemerand Drive (formerly North South Drive) and Museum Road. The building was demolished in 2000 to construct the current Honors Residential College at Hume Hall.

See also

• University of Florida Campus Historic District

External links

• Official UF Housing Website
• UF Housing Statistics
• Past Residences
• College Board Statistics

References