Hotel Thomas

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caption = Western entrance to the Thomas Center
location= Gainesville, Florida
lat_degrees = 29
lat_minutes = 39
lat_seconds = 45
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 82
long_minutes = 19
long_seconds = 47
long_direction = W
locmapin = Florida
area =
built =1919
architect= William Augustus Edwards of Edwards & Saywards;
architecture= Classical Revival, Other
added = July 16, 1973
governing_body = City of Gainesville
refnum=73000563cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] The Hotel Thomas (also known as Sunkist Villa or the Thomas Center) is an historic building in Gainesville, Florida, United States. It is located on the block bounded by Northeast 2nd and 5th Streets and Northeast 6th and 7th Avenues. It was built in 1919 in the Classical Revival style by noted Atlanta-based architect, William Augustus Edwards, designer of academic buildings at 12 institutions in Georgia, South Carolina and Florida, including the original University of Florida campus, as well as a dozen or more county courthouses in those states plus other building and houses, [ [http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/ufarch/edwards.htm University of Florida biography of William Augustus Edwards] ] [ [http://www.nr.nps.gov/multiples/64000769.pdf Multiple Resource Area for 4 of the 9 South Carolinacourthouses designed by William Augustus Edwards - 12 pages] ]

On July 16, 1973, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Today the Division of Cultural Affairs of the city is based in it.

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External links

* [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/FL/Alachua/state.html Alachua County listings] at [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com National Register of Historic Places]
* [http://www.flheritage.com/facts/reports/places/Counties/Alachua.cfm Alachua County listings] at [http://www.flheritage.com Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs]
* [http://growth-management.alachua.fl.us/historic/historic_commission/historictowns/gainesville/nedis/ne.htm Virtual tour of Northeast Historic District, Gainesville] at [http://growth-management.alachua.fl.us Alachua County's Department of Growth Management]
* [http://www.visitgainesville.net/photogallery/thomascenter.htm The Historic Thomas Center in Gainesville, FL] at [http://www.visitgainesville.net Visit Gainesville]
* [http://www.gvlhistorichomes.org/tc.htm The Thomas Center] at [http://www.gvlhistorichomes.org Historic Homes of Greater Gainesville]
* [http://search.antiqnet.com/antiqueshoppe/archives/cperry/floridagem.htm A Gainesville, Florida Gem]