Murphree Hall was built in 1939, completing the dormitory complex of the Northwest sector of the early campus. During the Second World War, Murphree Hall housed training soldiers. After World War II, families of veteran who were enrolled at UF on the GI Bill were housed here until the development of the Flavet Villages. The football team was also housed here for a period. The building continued the dormitory concept of individual entrances with stairways leading to suites of rooms, in contrast to the later plan of spine hallways. Murphree was named for UF's second president Albert A. Murphree.
3-1/2 stories
Rectangular bars form a "C" shape plan that defines exterior court, cross, gables, projecting angled bays
Gable
Cross gable bays
Individual entrances facing courtyard
6 over 6 lights
Double hung
Brick is English Cross Bond
Solider course above 3rd story windows
Brick color range - 3 tones, orangey, deeper red and dark (glazed)
Flat clay roof tiles in light red
Cast stone horizontal bands, simple profiles on string courses
Water table - half round with bulging torus
Resident advisor room
Forms C shape defining courtyard, about 60' X 150'
Pedestrian passaages through the building mass on ground floor
The proportion of clear space in the courtyards between the buildings is at least twice the ground to parapet height
Architect: Rudolph Weaver
Contractor: H. S. Baird, Inc.
Building Name: For albert A. Murphree (1870-1927), second president of the University of Florida
