Rudolph Weaver Hall

Honoree

Rudolph Weaver came to the University of Florida to serve as the first director of the School of Architecture. In his position as Architect to the Florida Board of Control, Weaver was responsible for designing buildings for Florida’s educational institutions, including the University of Florida, Florida School for the Deaf and Blind, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Florida A & M University), and the Florida State College for Women (now Florida State University). His designs also appeared at the State College of Washington and the University of Idaho.

Weaver received a diploma in architecture from the Drexel Institute in Philadelphia (now Drexel University), and was awarded the Gold Prize in June 1905. He returned to Drexel to complete work on his bachelor's of science degree in engineering after studying at the Beaux-Arts Atelier Hambostle and also pursued post-graduate work at Harvard University.

Facility History

Weaver Hall opened in 1950 and was turned into the overflow area for the University Honors Program in the 1980s, becoming the second building to solely house Honors Program participants. After the Honors Residential College at Hume Hall opened in 2002, Weaver Hall became the home of the International House at Weaver Hall, which houses international exchange students

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