The Old WRUF Radio Station (later the University of Florida Police Department headquarters) was a historic site in Gainesville, Florida, United States. It was located on the University of Florida campus (on the southeast corner of Museum Road and Newell Drive). On September 21, 1989, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
Old WRUF Radio Station | |
 University of Florida Police Department Headquarters, formerly the WRUF Radio Station | |
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| Location | Gainesville, Florida  United States |
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| Coordinates | 29°39′12″N 82°20′36″W / 29.65333°N 82.34333°W |
| Built | 1928 |
| Architectural style | Tudor Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 89001479[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 21, 1989 |
The building was demolished in 2021 to make way for a larger, more modern UF Public Safety Building.[2] In lieu of demolition, an option to move the Old WRUF Radio Station a few hundred feet away was considered, but the cost to perform the move was estimated to be about $300,000.[3] Construction on the UF Public Safety Building began in April 2021.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "New UF Public Safety Complex Will Honor Historic Building Legacy". 11 March 2021.
- ^ "Project Case Report - Old WRUF Radio Station" (PDF).
- ^ "UF-200 New Public Safety Building and Centrex Building Renovation".
External links
edit- Alachua County listings at National Register of Historic Places
- Alachua County listings at Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs
- Virtual tour of University of Florida Campus Historic District at Alachua County's Department of Growth Management
- The University of Florida Historic Campus at UF Facilities Planning & Construction
- George A. Smathers Libraries
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