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Creation Date
7-3-2009
Building Name
Matheson Museum, Inc. of the Alachua County Historic Trust
Historic District
Southeast Gainesville Residential District
Description
American Legion Gainesville, FL. The American Legion Building, was built in 1932. Erected on the land donated by the City of Gainesville in 1926, it replaced the old Tabernacle Hall, which burned in 1927. Throughout its first twenty years of existence, the building not only served as the social and business center for its 400 Legion members, but it also functioned as the town's main community hall. In its first year of operation, 1933, many Gainesville civic clubs, the Chamber of Commerce, the Boy Scouts and other organizations held regular meetings here. Contributing Building - Southeast Gainesville Residential District - National Register of Historic Places NRIS #87002435
Latitude, Longitude
29.651966, -82.320747
Recommended Citation
George Lansing Taylor, Jr. "American Legion Gainesville, FL." (2009). Image Collection. University of North Florida, Thomas G. Carpenter Library Special Collections and Archives. UNF Digital Commons, https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/historical_architecture_main/540/
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