Sledd Hall is an historic student residence building in
Murphree Area
Murphree Area is an historic residence hall complex on the northern edge of the University of Florida campus in Gainesville, Florida. The complex is adjacent to University Avenue, one of the major public roads that serve the university and define ...
on the northern edge of the
University of Florida
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campus in
Gainesville, Florida
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. Built in 1929, the
dormitory
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was designed by architect
Rudolph Weaver
Rudolph Weaver (April 17, 1880 – November 10, 1944) was an American architect, university professor and administrator renowned for various buildings that he designed in Florida, Idaho and Washington, many of which are academic.
Early life, w ...
in the
Collegiate Gothic
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style. It is a
contributing property
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in the
University of Florida Campus Historic District
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 Lemera ...
.
Sledd Hall was dedicated to the university's first president,
Andrew Sledd, who served from 1905 to 1909. For the first ten years of its existence, the building was known as "New Dormitory," and it was renamed following Sledd's death in 1939.
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Andrew Sledd Hall
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Sledd Hall is one of several University of Florida buildings that appear in the
Sean Connery
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'' as a stand-in for the campus of
Harvard University
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.
See also
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History of the University of Florida
The history of the University of Florida is firmly tied to the history of public education in the state of Florida. The University of Florida originated as several distinct institutions that were consolidated to create a single state-supported un ...
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List of University of Florida buildings
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List of University of Florida presidents
Seventeen men have served as the president of the University of Florida since the modern university was created from the consolidation of four predecessor institutions by the Florida state legislature in 1905.
The University of Florida is a publ ...
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University of Florida Campus Historic District
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 Lemera ...
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University of Florida student housing
References
External links
Virtual tour of University of Florida Campus Historic Districta
Alachua County's Department of Growth ManagementThe University of Florida Historic Campusa
UF Facilities Planning & ConstructionGeorge A. Smathers Libraries*
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Buildings at the University of Florida
Rudolph Weaver buildings
Historic district contributing properties in Florida
National Register of Historic Places in Gainesville, Florida
School buildings completed in 1929
1929 establishments in Florida
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