Buckman Hall - Florida Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

The marker reads:

"Buckman Hall was the University's first dormitory. It was designed by Walter A. Edwards, the University architect, to house one hundred students. Later, the north end was converted to classrooms and faculty offices that were utilized until the late 1940s when they once again became dormitory rooms. W. T. Hadlow of Jacksonville received the construction contract. Work began in January 1906, and the building was completed the following year. All the bricks were made by prisoners at the state penitentiary in Chattahoochee, Florida, and were furnished free to the University. Prison bricks, as they were called, were used on most of the early campus buildings.

Henry Holland Buckman was born in Jacksonville, June 20, 1858, the son of pioneer settlers. He received a law degree from Cumberland University in 1879, and became a prominent attorney in Jacksonville. He was actively involved in state and local political and civic matters, and served as police commissioner in Jacksonville. In 1905 he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives, serving as chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. He introduced and led the debate of House Bill 361 that would create the University of Florida. After the passage of the Buckman Act and the opening of the University in Gainesville in 1906, the Board of Control named the building in honor of H.H. Buckman. He died May 3, 1914.

This building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places."

Marker Number: None Date: None County: Alachua Marker Type: Plaque Sponsored or placed by: University of Florida Website: [Web Link]

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