Anderson Hall is a historic building located in the northeastern section 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
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. The building houses the university's
political science
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and
religion
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departments, both a part of the
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Anderson Hall was designed by
William Augustus Edwards
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, responsible for planning nearly all of the campus' early buildings, in
Collegiate Gothic
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style. Construction began in 1912, and the building opened in October 1913 as Language Hall.
On June 27, 1979, it was added to the
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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. It is also a part of the
University of Florida Campus Historic District
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, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 20, 1989.
Namesake
In 1949, Anderson Hall was named after
James Nesbitt Anderson
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, the first dean of the University of Florida College of Arts and Sciences and the first dean of the Graduate School at the University of Florida.
His family continued the legacy at the University of Florida by attending school throughout the generations.
His great-grandson, Joseph Gaa Anderson, attended graduate school there.
His great-granddaughter, Erica Anderson Rooney, graduated from the College of Health and Human Performance with her B.S., and her M.S. in 2007 and 2008.
Gallery
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See also
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Buildings at the University of Florida
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 of F ...
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Campus Historic District
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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 ...
References
External links
Alachua County listingsa
National Register of Historic PlacesAlachua County listingsa
Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programsa
Alachua County's Department of Growth Management*
UF Historic Campus Brochure and Map: 2 pagesGeorge A. Smathers Libraries*
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National Register of Historic Places in Gainesville, Florida
Buildings at the University of Florida
William Augustus Edwards buildings
University and college buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida
University and college buildings completed in 1913
1913 establishments in Florida
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