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Newell Hall

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1890.

From the record

“Newell Hall is a historic site in Gainesville, Florida, United States. It is located in the northeastern section of the University of Florida, directly across the street from The Hub building and next to the Bryant Space Center.”

Wikipedia article Newell Hall, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 64 National Register listings published here for Alachua County · listed in 1979 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. Stadium Rd., Gainesville, 32612
  • When was it listed? June 1979
  • Category. building
  • Census division. Gainesville
  • Architect. William Augustus Edwards
  • National Register reference number. 79000657 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Then and now

1890 to 1994

The ground this property stands on, surveyed 104 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet covering Newell Hall, surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet covering Newell Hall, surveyed 1890

Fires near this property

186 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 186 fires within 5 miles of Newell Hall between 1992 and 2020, burning about 655 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 14 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Equipment and vehicle use44
Misuse of fire by a minor31
Railroad operations and maintenance31
Missing data/not specified/undetermined29
Arson/incendiarism14
Natural13
Debris and open burning10
Recreation and ceremony7
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Smoking2
Other causes1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
30 September 1993Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
1 September 2004Naturalunder an acreFlorida Forest Service945
9 August 2008Natural4.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceALACHUA/NE 8TH AVE
8 August 2020Natural132 acresFlorida Forest ServiceTREATMENT CENTER (01)
3 August 1993Railroad operations and maintenance5.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
21 August 2005Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest Service2005-08-0502 /ALACHUA
16 August 1993Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
15 August 1993Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named

Every fire recorded in Alachua County

Specimens collected near this property

12 of 21,822 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 21,822 specimens collected within 10 miles of Newell Hall between 1806 and 1975: 9,293 Animalia, 9,198 Fungi, 1,880 Protozoa, 1,197 Plantae, 141 Chromista, 111 Unrecorded, 2 Bacteria. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by ?, A B GROBMAN, A CARR and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.

Image SpeciesYear Collected by Where, as recorded
Specimen of Xylocopa micans Lepeletier, 1841Xylocopa micans Lepeletier, 18411847not recordedGainesville
Specimen of Astragalus L.Astragalus L.1876Abraham P. Garber
Specimen of Corallorrhiza GagnebinCorallorrhiza Gagnebin1876Abraham P. Garber
A photograph of the species Ditrichum pallidum, not of this specimenDitrichum pallidum (Hedw.) Hampe1806C. E. Faxon
A photograph of the species Canthon pilularius, not of this specimenCanthon pilularius (Linnaeus, 1758)1822F. W. WalkerGainesville
A photograph of the species Ilex vomitoria, not of this specimenIlex vomitoria Aiton1826A. P. Garber
A photograph of the species Ctenium aromaticum, not of this specimenCtenium aromaticum (Walter) Alph.Wood1842F Engel
A photograph of the species Cryptotis parva, not of this specimenCryptotis parva (Say, 1823)1860A. ArataGainesville, 6 mi. NW
A photograph of the species Geomys pinetis, not of this specimenGeomys pinetis Rafinesque, 18171860James LayneGainesville
A photograph of the species Myotis Kaup, not of this specimenMyotis Kaup, 18291860Harley B. ShermanGainesville
A photograph of the species Myotis austroriparius, not of this specimenMyotis austroriparius (Rhoads, 1897)1860unknownGainesville, 10 mi. W
A photograph of the species Podomys floridanus, not of this specimenPodomys floridanus (Chapman, 1889)1860James LayneGainesville, 8 mi NW

All 21,822 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries near this property

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Newell Hall: 1 occurrence, 1 prospect, 1 past producer, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, Uranium, Water, Free, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Hole No 118 Clay ProspectClayOccurrence
Pirkle Deposit #1Phosphorus-Phosphates, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, Uranium, Water, FreeProspect1956
Unnamed Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
V. E. Whitehurst & Sons, Inc. - Starvation Hill MineSandUnknown

Every working recorded in Alachua County

Storms near this property

60 of 107 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gainesville, the town this property stands in, in 107 storm reports between 1993 and 2023: 49 thunderstorm wind, 26 hail, 9 funnel cloud, 8 heavy rain. The reports record 2 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2013Thunderstorm WindGainesville1 hurt, $5,000A tree was blown down on a home which resulted in a minor injury to the home homeowner. The time of damage was based on radar. The cost of damage was estimated for inclusion in Storm Data.
June 1996LightningGainesville1 hurtno account filed
July 1996Flash FloodGainesville$500,000no account filed
July 2000Thunderstorm WindGainesville$150,000Home damaged. Numerous reports of trees and power lines blown dow. More than 4000 homes in the western sections of the county experenced power outages.
May 1997Thunderstorm WindGainesville$75,000Trees and power lines were blown down along University Blvd.
August 2002LightningGainesville$60,000Lightning struck boublewide mobile home. The subsequent fire totally destoryed the structure.
November 1995Thunderstorm WindGainesville$55,000On Interstate 75, two cars were blown off the highway and caused two tractor-semitrailers to collide.
July 2000LightningGainesville$40,000Destroyed a mobile home.
September 1998Thunderstorm WindGainesville$40,000Five cars damaged. Large trees and power lines were blown down.
November 2003Thunderstorm WindGainesville$30,000Trees down across a road near Gainesville and a large tree felled on a home in La Crosse damaging it.
June 1999Flash FloodGainesville$15,000Water accumulating on the roof of the Oaks Mall, drained into the mall at more than 50 gallons per minute.
April 1997Thunderstorm WindGainesville$15,000Numerous reports of large trees and power lines blown down. A moble home located at 12308 SR-45 was also destroyed.
February 2003Thunderstorm WindGainesville$10,000Gainesville Sun reports trees and power lines down.
July 2000Flash FloodGainesville$10,000Numerous streets and roads flooded.
April 1996Thunderstorm WindGainesville$6,000no account filed
July 2002Thunderstorm WindGainesville$5,000Three pine trees down, one on a house. Damage to tool shed behind house at 3330 NW 31st Street.
July 1999Thunderstorm WindGainesville$5,000Large trees and power lines were blown down. Apartment building damaged.
April 1997Thunderstorm WindGainesville$5,000Large limbs and large trees were blown down.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindGainesville$4,500Numerous reports of large trees and power lines blown down.
March 2001Thunderstorm WindGainesville$3,500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
March 2001Thunderstorm WindGainesville$3,000Trees damaged.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindGainesville$3,000Large trees and power lines were blown down.
March 1998Thunderstorm WindGainesville$3,000Large trees and power lines were blown down.
August 2000Thunderstorm WindGainesville$2,500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
August 2000Thunderstorm WindGainesville$2,500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
August 1999Thunderstorm WindGainesville$2,500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
September 1998Thunderstorm WindGainesville$2,500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindGainesville$2,000Large trees and power lines blown down.
April 1997Flash FloodGainesville$2,000Considerabe flooding blocked streets.
May 1995Thunderstorm WindGainesville$2,000Power lines blown down in Gainesville. A mobile home being transported on Interstate 75 was flipped over and thrown off the highway near Alachua.
August 1998Thunderstorm WindGainesville$1,500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
February 1998Thunderstorm WindGainesville$1,500Large tress and power lines were blown down.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindGainesville$1,500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
April 1997Thunderstorm WindGainesville$1,500Large limbs and debris block roadways.
April 1997Thunderstorm WindGainesville$1,000Large limbs and trees were blown down.
September 2023Thunderstorm WindGainesville$500A large tree was blown down and blocked the intersection of NE 2nd Street and NE 2nd Avenue in Gainesville. The cost of damage was estimated.
March 2001Thunderstorm WindGainesville$500Minor damage to greenhouse at high school.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindGainesville$500Large trees were blown down.
April 1997Thunderstorm WindGainesville$500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
July 1994Thunderstorm WindGainesville$500Sheriff's office reported trees and power lines down in southeast Gainesville.
February 1993Thunderstorm WindGainesville$500Civil defense reported trees and power lines downed from thunderstorm winds south of Gainesville.
December 1996Thunderstorm WindGainesville$200no account filed
September 2023Heavy RainGainesville-A public weather station measured about 4. 5 inches since about 1:45 pm.
September 2023Heavy RainGainesville-An observer measured 4.47 inches since 1:52 mph and observed flooding across the area.
September 2023Heavy RainGainesville-A mesonet station measured 2.8 inches in the past hour.
March 2021Heavy RainGainesville-An observer reported about 3.5 inches of rainfall fell, most between 7 pm and 8 pm.
April 2018FloodGainesville-At 6:33 pm, water was pushing up manhole covers on the street behind city hall due to heavy rainfall. At 6:35 pm, county dispatch reported flooding on SW 12th Street and 2nd Avenue estimated about 12 inches deep on the road.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindGainesville-Power lines were blown down at 725 NE 5th Terrace.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindGainesville-A tree was blown down onto power lines and onto the roof of a home near SE 7th Ave and SE 10th Street.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindGainesville-Scattered trees were blown down across the Gainesville city limits. The time of damage was based on radar.
January 2006Heavy RainGainesville-Spotter reported 1.75 inches of rain within a 30 minute period at 926 NW 12th Ave, Gainesville, Florida. multiple power outages and several roads impassable due to poor drainage flooding. Storm total rainfall of 3.2 inches was reported at 22:00 est.
January 2006HailGainesville-Gusty winds reported. Hail later covered the ground.
November 2003Funnel CloudGainesville-Report from Florida State Warning Point. Funnel cloud sighted along County Road 331 near Wachoota.
November 2003Funnel CloudGainesville-Public report of a funnel cloud near Paynes Prairie State Preserve moving rapidly toward Interstate 75.
June 2003Funnel CloudGainesville-Sighted on NW 83rd Strret in Gainesville.
June 2003Thunderstorm WindGainesville-Power Lines down on NW 83rd Street. Roof removed from back porch on 1000 block of NE 21st street. Second report from Gainesville Sun 6/10/03.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindGainesville-Trees reported as twisted off and downed at 3400 SW Williston Rd. No report of a tornado.
May 2003Thunderstorm WindGainesville-Two trees down on a homes.
July 2003LightningGainesville-Spyglass Apartments, 700 SW 62nd Blvd, DD Building. Fire sparked by lightning strike burned roof and attic. Two apartment units received the bulk of the damage due to smoke and water damage. Building was insured, however resident losses were not.
May 2002HailGainesville-Quarter sized hail covered ground.

Every storm recorded in Alachua County

Maps showing this location

9 surveys

United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Photograph PropertyDistance Listed
Hub, Theunder 500 feet2008
Floyd Hall0.1 miles1979
Buckman Hall0.1 miles1974
Women's Gymnasium0.1 miles1979
Thomas Hall0.1 miles1974
Peabody Hall0.2 miles1979

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 79000657 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Alachua CountyAll 64 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.