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Old Sopchoppy High School Gymnasium | |
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Location | Sopchoppy, Florida |
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Coordinates | 30°3′29″N84°29′34″W / 30.05806°N 84.49278°W |
NRHP reference No. | 90000849 [1] |
Added to NRHP | June 1, 1990 |
The Old Sopchoppy High School Gymnasium is a historic site in Sopchoppy, Florida, located at the junction of 2nd Avenue and Summer Street. On June 1, 1990, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
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Kathryn Chicone Ustler Hall is a historic building on the campus of the University of Florida (UF) in Gainesville, Florida. It was designed by William Augustus Edwards in the Collegiate Gothic style and opened in 1919 as the University Gymnasium. In that capacity, the building was the first home of the Florida Gators men's basketball team, and it continued to serve as the home court for most of the university's indoor sports programs until the Florida Gymnasium opened in the late 1940s. The university became co-educational at about the same time, and the building was rechristened the Women's Gymnasium and was repurposed as a recreation center for the school's many new female students. On June 27, 1979, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
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Mount Beasor Primitive Baptist Church is a historic church in Wakulla County, Florida. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 17, 2012. The church's address is 120 Mount Beasor Road and it is located in the vicinity of Sopchoppy. The church was established in 1853.
The Sopchoppy Depot is a former railway station in Sopchoppy, Florida. It was constructed by the Carrabelle, Tallahassee and Georgia Railroad in 1894 and spurred development of the town. The rail line passed to the Georgia Florida and Alabama Railroad beginning in 1906. The Seaboard Airline Railroad took over the GF&A in 1927. Passenger service ceased in 1946. The platform was removed and some alterations were made to the building, which was thereafter used for private businesses. It was restored to its original condition after being acquired by the city in 1993, complete with new platforms. The station was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 12, 2017.