Griffin–Floyd Hall
United States historic place From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Griffin–Floyd Hall (originally known as Floyd Hall) is a historic academic building located on the northeastern portion of the University of Florida campus in Gainesville, Florida. On June 27, 1979, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. It currently houses the Department of Philosophy and Department of Statistics.
 | This article lacks inline citations besides NRIS, a database which provides minimal and sometimes ambiguous information. (November 2013) |
Floyd Hall | |
 | |
  | |
| Location | Gainesville, Florida |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 29°38′59″N 82°20′38″W |
| Architect | William A. Edwards |
| NRHP reference No. | 79000655[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 27, 1979 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Floyd Hall (Gainesville, Florida).
Griffin–Floyd Hall is named for Major Wilbur Leonidas Floyd, one of three graduate students to receive the first master's degrees ever awarded by the University of Florida, and assistant dean of the College of Agriculture from 1915 to 1938, and for Ben Hill Griffin, Jr., an alumnus of the college and a successful agricultural businessman.
Built in 1912, the building was originally used in part to house animal husbandry faculty. Located near the university's dairy, the first floor once held a cattle judging arena. The second floor housed a chapel for daily religious exercise.
Wikiwand in your browser!
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
