Yulee Area, Residence hall complex on the University of Florida campus in Gainesville, Florida, United States
The Yulee Area is a four-story residence hall complex at 13th Street and Inner Road SW on the University of Florida campus in Gainesville, made up of Mallory, Reid and Yulee halls. Architect Guy Fulton designed them in 1950 in a simple contemporary style, using clay roof tiles, red brick and stone or concrete trim to match older campus buildings.
Built in 1950, the four-story Mallory, Reid and Yulee halls were designed by Florida Board of Control architect Guy Fulton in a simple contemporary style, using clay roof tiles, redbrick and stone or concrete trim to match older campus buildings. They were the first permanent dormitories for women after the University of Florida became co-educational in 1947, and the first UF buildings named for women. The complex was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 24, 2008.
Yulee Hall honours Nancy Wycliffe Yulee, daughter of Kentucky governor Charles A. Wickliffe and wife of Senator David Levy Yulee; Mallory and Reid commemorate Angela Mallory and Confederate nurse Mary Martha Reid. The three halls were the first UF buildings named for women, though two were chosen mainly for their husbands' or fathers' standing. The student Yulee Area Council, once abbreviated RYMAC, represents residents.
The site is located near major highways making it relatively easy to reach by car. It is best visited during daylight hours when the grounds are fully accessible.
The area council representing residents was long known as RYMAC, an acronym listing all three halls: Reid, Yulee, Mallory. It is now the Yulee Area Council, one of 11 area governments representing residence hall areas to the Inter-Residence Hall Association and the Department of Housing and Residence Life.
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