The building was named for Haisley Lynch, one of the forty-three Alachua men and women who died in World War I. Haisley, though, was the only Alachua soldier who actually died in combat, and his father, Louis, served as the ... READ MORE

The American Legion Building, presently the Alachua County Historic Trust: Matheson Museum, Inc., was built in 1932. Erected on the land donated by the City of Gainesville in 1926, it replaced the old Tabernacle Hall, which burned in 1927. The ... READ MORE