Florida Gymnasium

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location= Gainesville, Florida
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locmapin = Florida
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built = 1949
architect= Rudolph Weaver and Guy Fulton
architecture= Collegiate Gothic
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governing_body = State of Florida
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Florida Gymnasium is an historic building located on the campus of the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. Design work was begun by university architect Rudolph Weaver during World War II and completed by his successor Guy Fulton. [ [http://www.ppd.ufl.edu/HistoricCampusWebsite/hcFlaGym.htm Official Historical profile] ] It replaced the old 1915 University Gymnasium which then became the Women's Gymnasium. It opened in 1949 as a 7,000 seat multi-purpose arena which was home to the UF Gators basketball teams until the Stephen C. O'Connell Center opened in 1980. During this time, the Florida Gym was also known as Alligator Alley. [McCarthy, Kevin M., and Laurie, Murray D., "Guide to the University of Florida and Gainesville, 1977, Sarasota: Pineapple Press, p 171-173]

Florida Gymnasium was adapted to other uses after the O'Connell Center was built. In the mid-1990s, the last remains of the original seating sections were removed and replaced with classrooms for the College of Health and Human Performance during a major renovation of the facility. The playing surface remains, and is used for student recreation and other purposes. [McCarthy, Kevin M., and Laurie, Murray D., "Guide to the University of Florida and Gainesville, 1977, Sarasota: Pineapple Press, p 171-173]

In 2008 Florida Gymnasium became a contributing property in the University of Florida Campus Historic District which was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 20, 1989. [ [http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/listings/20080703.HTM National Park Service Weekly Update on July 3, 2008] ] [ [http://www.gainesville.com/article/20080716/NEWS/297371036/1002/news01&title=Nine_sites_added_to_UF_s_historic_district Gainesville Sun July 16, 2008] ]

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