Norman Hall (originally known as P. K. Yonge Laboratory School) is an historic academic building on the eastern campus of the
University of Florida in
Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville is the county seat of Alachua County, Florida, Alachua County, Florida, and the largest city in North Central Florida, with a population of 141,085 in 2020. It is the principal city of the Gainesville metropolitan area, Florida, Gaine ...
. It 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
Collegiate Gothic is an architectural style subgenre of Gothic Revival architecture, popular in the late-19th and early-20th centuries for college and high school buildings in the United States and Canada, and to a certain extent Europ ...
style, and built in 1932. It originally housed the university's research and development primary and secondary schools, but now is the principal building of the university's
College of Education. It is located on
U.S. 441, near the southwest corner of S.W. 3rd Avenue and S.W. 12th Street in Gainesville. On January 26, 1990, it was added to the
U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
Images
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Namesake
Norman Hall is named for
James W. Norman, former dean of the College of Education. The P.K. Yonge Laboratory School was named for
P.K. Yonge, a prominent businessman who was a member of the
Florida Board of Control
The Florida Board of Control (1905-1965) was the statewide governing body for the State University System of Florida, which included all public universities in the state of Florida. It was replaced by the Florida Board of Regents in 1965. during the formative years of the University of Florida and the state university system.
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 ...
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History of the University of Florida
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University of Florida College of Education
The University of Florida College of Education is the teacher's college, or normal school, of the University of Florida. The College of Education is located on the eastern portion of the university's Gainesville, Florida, campus in Norman Hal ...
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 ManagementThe University of Florida Historic Campusa
UF Facilities Planning & ConstructionGeorge A. Smathers Libraries*
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National Register of Historic Places in Gainesville, Florida
Buildings at the University of Florida
Rudolph Weaver buildings
University and college buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida
1932 establishments in Florida
University and college buildings completed in 1932
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