Rolfs Hall
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Rolfs Hall
Completed in 1927, the Horticulture Building was designed by University Architect William Edwards to meet the growing needs of University of Florida’s agricultural programs. It housed the Agricultural Extension Service, the State Plant Board, and the Agricultural Experiment Station as well as classrooms. Rolfs Hall reflects its Gothic heritage in its random balance of gable dormers and projecting oriel bay windows headed by checker-work parapets. Between dormers, the roof parapet is pierced with quatrefoils and diamond lozenges with rosette centers. Plaques of floral motifs and a beehive reflect the Department of Horticulture’s studies.
Architect: William Augustus Edwards, completed by Rudolph Weaver
Building Name: Peter Henry Rolfs, director of the Agricultural Extension and the Experiment Station
Rolfs Hall Character-Defining Features
SCALE
- 3-1/2 stories
MASSING
- L shape plan with projecting oriel bays
- Central chimney
ROOF
- Gable roof
- Shed dormers
ENTRANCES
- End on long side of rectangle
WINDOWS
- 6 over 6 light paired
- 6 over 6 light in groups of four
- Aluminum replacement sash
MATERIALS
- Brick is English Bond
- Rowlock arches
- Flat light red clay tiles
- Copper downspouts with square brackets and leader heads
ORNAMENTATION
- Cast stone lintels and sills
- Quoins at windows
- Balustrade with quatrefoils with inset floral medallions
- Cornice line with cast square panels of floral
- Water table half round with bulging torus
INTERIOR FEATURES
BUILDING-SITE RELATIONSHIP
- Faces street and forms defined exterior space between wings
