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Creation Date
5-3-2009
Historic District
University of Florida Campus Historic District
Description
Peabody Hall 1, UF. Funded by the Peabody Foundation, Peabody Hall opened in 1913 as the predecessor of the College of Education now located in the Norman Hall complex. It is named after George Peabody was an influential investment banker, who donated a lot for education. Designed in Collegiate Gothic style by architect William A. Edwards, Peabody was renovated in 1990 and connected to neighboring Criser Hall. Peabody Hall was added to the National Register of Historic Places NRIS #79000658 in 1979. It is a part of the University of Florida Campus Historic District, a collection of buildings added to the National Register as a historic district in 1989.
Latitude, Longitude
29.650745, -82.342958
Recommended Citation
Taylor, George Lansing Jr., "Peabody Hall 1, UF" (2009). George Lansing Taylor Collection Main Gallery. 1084.
https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/historical_architecture_main/1084
