The original Hume Hall[2] was designed by Guy Fulton and built on the same site in 1958 as a conventional dormitory.

Hume Hall can be accommodate 608 residents, and is located in the heart of the University of Florida campus.

The facility has a commons building, a number of multimedia-capable classrooms, faculty offices with an on-site academic advisors, a large activity room, and an information desk.

[3] Hume Area Council (abbreviated as HAC) is a student organization that represents residents of the area to the Inter-Residence Hall Association and the University of Florida Department of Housing and Residence Life.

SHO operated both as an area government and as a function of the honors system at the university in its own right.