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”’Tigert Hall”’, built in the late 1940s and early 1950s, is a historic administrative building located on the eastern edge of the [[University of Florida]] campus in [[Gainesville, Florida]]. It was designed by architect Jefferson Hamilton in a modified [[Collegiate Gothic]] style to function as the university’s main administration building. In 1960, it was renamed for [[John J. Tigert]], the university’s third president, who served from 1928 to 1947.<ref>Kevin M. McCarthy & Murray D. Laurie, ”Guide to the University of Florida and Gainesville,” Pineapple Press, Sarasota, Florida, p. 141 (1977).</ref> Tigert Hall faces S.W. Thirteenth Street ([[U.S. Route 441 in Florida|U.S. 441]]), one of the major public roads adjoining the university’s campus.

”’Tigert Hall”’, built in the late 1940s and early 1950s, is a historic administrative building located on the eastern edge of the [[University of Florida]] campus in [[Gainesville, Florida]]. It was designed by architect Jefferson Hamilton in a modified [[Collegiate Gothic]] style to function as the university’s main administration building. In 1960, it was renamed for [[John J. Tigert]], the university’s third president, who served from 1928 to 1947.<ref>Kevin M. McCarthy & Murray D. Laurie, ”Guide to the University of Florida and Gainesville,” Pineapple Press, Sarasota, Florida, p. 141 (1977).</ref> Tigert Hall faces Thirteenth Street ([[U.S. Route 441 in Florida|U.S. 441]]), one of the major public roads adjoining the university’s campus.

Tigert Hall became a [[contributing property]] in the [[University of Florida Campus Historic District]] in 2008; the historic district had been previously added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on April 20, 1989.<ref>[https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/upload/weekly-list-2008-national-register-of-historic-places.pdf National Park Service Weekly Update on July 3, 2008]</ref><ref>Nathan Crabbe, “[http://www.gainesville.com/article/20080716/NEWS/297371036/1002/news01&title=Nine_sites_added_to_UF_s_historic_district Nine sites added to UF’s historic district],” ”Gainesville Sun” (July 16, 2008). Retrieved January 6, 2009.</ref>

Tigert Hall became a [[contributing property]] in the [[University of Florida Campus Historic District]] in 2008; the historic district had been previously added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on April 20, 1989.<ref>[https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/upload/weekly-list-2008-national-register-of-historic-places.pdf National Park Service Weekly Update on July 3, 2008]</ref><ref>Nathan Crabbe, “[http://www.gainesville.com/article/20080716/NEWS/297371036/1002/news01&title=Nine_sites_added_to_UF_s_historic_district Nine sites added to UF’s historic district],” ”Gainesville Sun” (July 16, 2008). Retrieved January 6, 2009.</ref>

United States historic place

Tigert Hall, built in the late 1940s and early 1950s, is a historic administrative building located on the eastern edge of the University of Florida campus in Gainesville, Florida. It was designed by architect Jefferson Hamilton in a modified Collegiate Gothic style to function as the university’s main administration building. In 1960, it was renamed for John J. Tigert, the university’s third president, who served from 1928 to 1947.^[1] Tigert Hall faces Southwest Thirteenth Street (U.S. 441), one of the major public roads adjoining the university’s campus.

Tigert Hall became a contributing property in the University of Florida Campus Historic District in 2008; the historic district had been previously added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 20, 1989.^[2][3]