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Walker Hall (Gainesville, Florida)

1927 establishments in FloridaBuildings at the University of FloridaFlorida building and structure stubsGuy Fulton buildingsHistoric district contributing properties in Florida
NRHP infobox with nocatNational Register of Historic Places in Gainesville, FloridaRudolph Weaver buildingsUniversity and college buildings completed in 1927Use mdy dates from August 2023
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Walker Hall, originally known as the Mechanical Engineering Building, is an historic classroom building on the campus of the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, in the United States. It was designed by Rudolph Weaver in the Collegiate Gothic style and was built in 1927 It was later named for Col. Edgar S. Walker, a civil engineering professor.Walker Hall is 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.

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Walker Hall (Gainesville, Florida)
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Union Road 1489
32611 Gainesville
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