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Hotel Thomas
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National Register of Historic Places

Hotel Thomas

Also known as Sunkist Villa

On the National Register since 197353 years
French NeoclassicalListed 1973Gainesville
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Hotel Thomas

Hotel Thomas, at Bounded by N.E. 2nd and 5th Sts. and N.E. 6th and 7th Aves., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jul 16, 1973. It was among the first 3 of Gainesville’s 44 listings. The Register lists it for its landscape design and architecture, at the local level. The listing covers 6 acres.

What it isHistoric building in Gainesville, Florida, USA. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 123 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 3 landmarks in about 15 minutes

Bounded by N.E. 2nd and 5th Sts. and N.E. 6th and 7th Aves., Gainesville · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Hotel ThomasStart here
  2. 2Maj. James B. Bailey HouseBuilding · next door
  3. 3A. Quinn Jones HouseFrame Vernacular · 0.4 mi on
Around it

13 more Register listings within a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BOld Mount Carmel Baptist ChurchBuilding0.5 miDPleasant Street Historic DistrictWood Frame Vernacular0.5 miBDixie Hotel, Hotel KelleyBuilt 19260.7 miBMasonic TempleLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.7 miDNortheast Gainesville Residential DistrictQueen Anne0.7 miBStar GarageBuilding0.9 miBCox Furniture StoreMasonry Vernacular0.9 miBU.S. Post OfficeBeaux-Arts Classicism · Built 19111 miBFederal Building, United States Post Office, and Court HouseBuilding1 miBMatheson HouseColonial1 miBBryan HallGothic Style1 miBMary Phifer McKenzie HouseQueen Anne Style1 miBEpworth HallBuilding1 mi

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Questions about Hotel Thomas

Is Hotel Thomas on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jul 16, 1973 (Register number 73000563).

Is Hotel Thomas a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Florida has 44 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Dudley Farm, 12.9 miles away.

Can you visit Hotel Thomas?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Hotel Thomas?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 123 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 77842008 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.