Thomas Hall, built in 1905, is a historic building located in Murphree Area on the campus of the

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in Gainesville,

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. The building is named for William Reuben Thomas, the Gainesville mayor and businessman responsible for bringing the University of Florida to Gainesville.McCarthy, Kevin M. and Murray D. Laurie (1997). ''Guide To The University of Florida'', page 163. Pineapple Press, Inc. Architect

William Augustus Edwards William Augustus Edwards, also known as William A. Edwards (December 8, 1866 – March 30, 1939) was an Atlanta-based American architect renowned for the educational buildings, courthouses and other public and private buildings that he designed i ...

designed Thomas Hall 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. Buckman Hall was built at the same time and the two are the oldest buildings on the campus. On October 1, 1974, Thomas Hall was added to the

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. Thomas Hall has been used as a

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for many years.

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Alachua County listings
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National Register of Historic Places

Alachua County listings
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Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs

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Alachua County's Department of Growth Management

The University of Florida Historic Campus
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UF Facilities Planning & Construction

George 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 1905 1905 establishments in Florida {{AlachuaCountyFL-NRHP-stub

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