Bldg. 63, UWF Student Health Center

The Student Health Center, occupied in 1975, is the only existing building of the second-phase residence halls project.

The dormitories, designed and constructed on a strict budget, used bricks crafted by prisoners. The bricks, only used in state projects, varied in width and thickness and created a unique pattern that presented a challenge to the builders. The dorms were razed [date] and replaced by more traditional units, Argo Hall and Pace Hall.

No examples of "prison brick" construction exists on the UWF campus since the exterior of the Health Center is wood. Although slated to relocate to a new building, students continue to receive health services from Bldg. 63 today.

The Next Larger Picture by John E. Jarvis, Jr. Published by the University of West Florida Foundation, Inc., 2008.