Van Fleet Hall (Gainesville, Florida)

James A. Van Fleet Hall
Gainesville, Florida
Type Training Facility
Site history
Built 1952
Built by Guy Fulton
In use 1952 - present

General James A. Van Fleet Hall is an historic building on the campus of the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, and completed in 1952. It was designed by Guy Fulton in a mild Mid-Century modern style as a Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) classroom and training facility for University of Florida students seeking commissions in the Air Force, Army, Marines and Navy. The building is named for U.S. Army General James Van Fleet, who served as an ROTC instructor at the university and as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team from 1923 to 1924.[1]

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Coordinates: 29°38′55″N 82°21′04″W / 29.6485378°N 82.3512499°W / 29.6485378; -82.3512499

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