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Infirmary (Gainesville, Florida)
Encyclopedia
The Infirmary, now known as the Student Health Care Center, is a historic building on the campus of the University of Florida
in Gainesville
, Florida
in the United States
. It was designed by Rudolph Weaver
in the Collegiate Gothic style and was built in 1931. Since 1983, it has served as a student outpatient clinic.
The Infirmary is a contributing property
in the University of Florida Campus Historic District
. On April 20, 1989, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places
.
. After a rigorous inspection, it was approved as a safe work environment, in which the highest quality patient care was provided.
University of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
in Gainesville
Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Alachua County, Florida, United States as well as the principal city of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area . The preliminary 2010 Census population count for Gainesville is 124,354. Gainesville is home to the sixth...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It was designed by Rudolph Weaver
Rudolph Weaver
Rudolph Weaver was an American architect and university professor and administrator renowned for various buildings that he designed in Florida, Idaho and Washington, many of which are academic....
in the Collegiate Gothic style and was built in 1931. Since 1983, it has served as a student outpatient clinic.
The Infirmary is a contributing property
Contributing property
In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing resource or contributing property is any building, structure, or object which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic district, listed locally or federally, significant...
in the University of Florida Campus Historic District
University of Florida Campus Historic District
The University of Florida Campus Historic District is a historic district on the campus of the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. The district, bounded by West University Avenue, Southwest 13th Street, Stadium Road and North-South Drive, encompasses approximately and contains 11 listed...
. On April 20, 1989, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
.
Accreditation
In July 2008, the Student Health Care Center received accreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health CareAccreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care
The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care , founded in 1979, is an American organisation which accredits ambulatory health care organizations, including ambulatory surgery centers, office-based surgery centers, endoscopy centers, and college student health centers, as well as managed...
. After a rigorous inspection, it was approved as a safe work environment, in which the highest quality patient care was provided.
See also
- University of FloridaUniversity of FloridaThe University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
- Buildings at the University of FloridaBuildings at the University of FloridaThe University of Florida is a flagship university in the State University System of Florida and has many notable buildings located in Gainesville, Jacksonville, Orlando and throughout Florida. The Campus Historic District at the University of Florida comprises 32 contributing properties that are...
- Campus Historic DistrictUniversity of Florida Campus Historic DistrictThe University of Florida Campus Historic District is a historic district on the campus of the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. The district, bounded by West University Avenue, Southwest 13th Street, Stadium Road and North-South Drive, encompasses approximately and contains 11 listed...