Tigert Hall, built in the late 1940s and early 1950s, is a historic administrative building located on the eastern 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. It was designed by architect Jefferson Hamilton in a modified
Collegiate Gothic style to function as the university's main administration building. In 1960, it was renamed for
John J. Tigert, the university's third president, who served from 1928 to 1947. Tigert Hall faces S.W. Thirteenth Street (U.S. 441), one of the major public roads adjoining the university's campus.
Tigert Hall became 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 ...
in 2008; the historic district had been previously added to the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
on April 20, 1989.
[Nathan Crabbe,]
Nine sites added to UF's historic district
" ''Gainesville Sun'' (July 16, 2008). Retrieved January 6, 2009.
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 ...
References
Buildings at the University of Florida
National Register of Historic Places in Gainesville, Florida
KBJ Architects buildings
Historic district contributing properties in Florida
University and college buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida
University and college buildings completed in 1950
1950 establishments in Florida
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