Sledd Hall is an historic student residence building in
Murphree Area on the northern edge of the
University of Florida
The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida, traces its origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its ...
campus in
Gainesville, Florida. Built in 1929, the
dormitory 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, wo ...
in the
Collegiate Gothic style. It is a
contributing property 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 Lemeran ...
.
Sledd Hall was dedicated to the university's first president,
Andrew Sledd
Andrew Warren Sledd (November 7, 1870 – March 16, 1939) was an American theologian, university professor and university president. A native of Virginia, he was the son of a prominent Methodist minister, and was himself ordained as a minis ...
, 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.
[University of Florida Foundation, Named UF Facilities]
Andrew Sledd Hall
Retrieved November 4, 2015. Sledd Hall was originally known as "New DormitoryDormito_!!;"_" when its construction was completed in 1929. ''Id.''
Sledd Hall is one of several University of Florida buildings that appear in the
Sean Connery film ''
Just Cause'' as a stand-in for the campus of
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of high ...
.
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
The University of Florida is the flagship university in the State University System of Florida and has many notable buildings located in cities including Gainesville, Jacksonville, and Orlando. The Campus Historic District at the University o ...
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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 pub ...
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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 Lemeran ...
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University of Florida student housing
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 8,100 students live in single-student residence h ...
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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