Thomas Hall
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Thomas Hall
Thomas Hall, along with Buckman Hall, was one of the two buildings that comprised the University of Florida at its opening for Fall Semester 1906. These buildings provided all the services of the University. Thomas Hall originally housed the president’s office, library, dining hall, kitchen, a four-bed infirmary, a small auditorium, and classrooms. Designed as a dormitory, Thomas became a residence hall when the first academic buildings were completed between 1910 and 1914. The building was named for Mayor William Reuben Thomas, who successfully lobbied to bring the University of Florida to Gainesville.
Architect: William Augustus Edwards
Contractor: W. T. Hadlow of Jacksonville
Building Name: Major William Reuben Thomas, who worked to bring the University of Florida to Gainesville
Thomas Hall Character-Defining Features
SCALE
- 3-1/2 stories
MASSING
- Rectangular (I-shape)
- Projecting angled bays
- 292 feet long
ROOF
- Gable with Crenellated parapet
ENTRANCES
- Individual entrances facing courtyard
- Cast stone ornament at door surrounds
WINDOWS
- 6 over 6 lights
- Double hung, wood, paired
MATERIALS
- Brick is Common Bond with course 6 alternating header/stretcher
- 6th course is Flemish Bond
ORNAMENTATION
- Water table – half round with bulging torus
- Sculpture – “Anguished Scholar”
- Cast sills
INTERIOR FEATURES
BUILDING-SITE RELATIONSHIP
- Forms one wing defining a rectangular courtyard
- The proportion of clear space in the courtyards between the buildings is at least twice the ground to parapet height
