Murphree Area

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Murphree Area
General information
Type	Housing
Location	Main campus, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States
Coordinates	29°39′4″N 82°20′45″W / 29.65111°N 82.34583°W / 29.65111; -82.34583
Groundbreaking	1905
Completed	1939

Murphree Area is an historic residence hall complex on the northern edge of the University of Florida campus in Gainesville, Florida. The complex is adjacent to University Avenue, one of the major public roads that serve the university and define its boundaries. It was the university's first residence area and the last one to become co-ed. The Murphree Area complex is named for Albert A. Murphree, the second president of the university, who served from 1909 to 1927. It consists of the following five residence buildings, all built between 1905 and 1939:

• Buckman Hall (1906)
• Thomas Hall (1906)
• Sledd Hall (1929)
• Fletcher Hall (1939)
• Murphree Hall (1939)