University of Florida Campus Historic District

University of Florida Campus Historic District
University Auditorium, a contributing property to the district[1]
Location Gainesville, Florida
Coordinates 29°39′1″N 82°20′38″W / 29.65028°N 82.34389°W / 29.65028; -82.34389Coordinates: 29°39′1″N 82°20′38″W / 29.65028°N 82.34389°W / 29.65028; -82.34389
Area 650 acres (2.6 km2)
Built 1906-1939
Architect William Augustus Edwards; Rudolph Weaver
Architectural style Late Gothic Revival, Other
NRHP Reference # 89000322[2]
Added to NRHP April 20, 1989

The University of Florida Campus Historic District is a 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 Gale Lemerand 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. 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 to the district.)[3][4]

Listed buildings in the district

Note: These were all designed by William Augustus Edwards, although Rolfs Hall was finished by Rudolph Weaver.[5]

Contributing properties in the district

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

Added in 2008

Other campus buildings on the National Register

Note: These are outside the district:

Destroyed buildings in the district

Campus landscaping

Looking north across the plaza, towards Library West
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.[8]

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