Sledd Hall

Summary

Sledd Hall is an historic student residence building in Murphree Area on the northern edge of the University of Florida campus in Gainesville, Florida. Built in 1929, the dormitory was designed by architect Rudolph Weaver in the Collegiate Gothic style. It is a contributing property in the University of Florida Campus Historic District.

Sledd Hall
LocationGainesville, Florida
Built1929

Sledd Hall was dedicated to the university's first president, Andrew Sledd, 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.[1]

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.

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References edit

  1. ^ 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.

External links edit

  • Virtual tour of University of Florida Campus Historic District at Alachua County's Department of Growth Management
  • The University of Florida Historic Campus at UF Facilities Planning & Construction
  • George A. Smathers Libraries
    • UF Builds: The Architecture of the University of Florida
    • Sledd Hall

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