- Florida Gymnasium
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location=Gainesville, Florida
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built = 1949
architect=Rudolph Weaver andGuy Fulton
architecture=Collegiate Gothic
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governing_body = State of Florida
refnum=Florida Gymnasium is an historic building located on the campus of the
University of Florida in Gainesville,Florida . Design work was begun by university architectRudolph Weaver duringWorld War II and completed by his successorGuy 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-purposearena which was home to the UF Gatorsbasketball teams until theStephen C. O'Connell Center opened in1980 . 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 theUniversity of Florida Campus Historic District which was added to theNational Register of Historic Places onApril 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] ]References
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