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Sledd Hall
Quick Facts
- Opened - 1929
- Capacity - 187
- Total Rooms - 98
- Location - See Map
- Coed - by floor
- AC - central
Sledd Hall is part of the Murphree Area
Sledd Hall is dedicated to UF's first president Andrew Sledd (1906-09). Sledd was a controversial figure not well-liked by many powerful people including legislators who protested his original appointment.
Rudolph Weaver was the architect for Fletcher, Sledd and Murphree Halls. The design for Sledd Hall included exterior cast concrete designs, often referred to as sculptures, of European university seals, animals, plants, and figures above recessed vestibules, below the roof lines, and on gable-type features. Weaver continued these design elements as he designed Fletcher Hall ten years later as a pseudo-addition to Sledd Hall. The linking of Fletcher, Sledd, and Thomas Halls forms the shape of "UF" easily visible from the air.
The tower structure that connects Sledd Hall to Thomas Hall is called the Mucozo Tower and was designed by University of Florida art Professor W.K. Long. The tower's south entry tunnel features the word "Mucozo"carved in large letters.Mucozo was chief of the Florida Timucua Indians who sheltered Juan Ortiz, the last survivor of the expedition of Panfilo de Narvaez, after he escaped from Chief Ucita (also called Hirrihigua), another Timucua Indian Chief.
In 1989, Fletcher, Sledd and Murphree Halls were added to the National Register of Historic Places as part of a six-block area of the original campus — including Buckman and Thomas Halls.
Sledd Hall is part of the Murphree Residence Area in the immediate vicinity of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field, the O'Connell Center, the Advising Center, and the Florida Gym. A dining center is also nearby.
