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Title	South facade of the Marquette gymnasium, as seen from the intersection of 16th and Clybourn Streets
Description	South facade of the Marquette gymnasium, as seen from the intersection of 16th and Clybourn Streets. Visible at left is the annex constructed to house Marquette's military training units.
Building Name	Gymnasium, Marquette University
Architect/Builder	E. Brielmaier & Sons Gebhard-Berghammer, Incorporated
Construction Date(s)	1921-1922; 1947-1948; 1954
Style/Period	Collegiate Gothic
Other Building Information	Of concrete and steel construction, the gymnasium was constructed in 1921-1922 on the foundation of a mess hall used for SATC troops during World War I. A one-story addition was added to the west wing in 1947-1948 to provide space for the naval ROTC unit; a second floor was added to the west wing for the exclusive use of the naval ROTC in the summer of 1954. At the time of its opening, the gym housed the football, basketball, hockey and track teams as well as accommodating the intramural sports program; the freshman class had physical education at the gymnasium for two hours a week. Until the mid-1940s, the basement of the gymnasium housed two handball nets, three horseshoe “lanes,” two volleyball courts and a union store. The men’s basketball team used the gym as their home court until the 1956 season. Over the years, the gymnasium has been used for a variety of campus activities, including convocations, registration for classes, and campus social activities like Campus Carnival and Varsity Varieties. The opening of the Helfaer Recreation and Tennis Center in 1975 and the Al McGuire Center in 2003 provided relief to the increasing demands for space and court time in the building. The facility now serves as home for the soccer, tennis, cross country, track and field, and golf teams and the army and navy ROTC programs.
Subjects	Architecture -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee College campuses -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Marquette University -- Buildings Physical education facilities -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Sports facilities -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Universities and colleges -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Collection	Gymnasium General Information File (A-4.5 Series 10, File 00655)
Physical Description	19.3 x 23.5 cm black-and-white photographic print (7 1/2 x 9 1/4 in.)
Identifier	MUA_CB_01046
Digital Reproduction Information	Scanned as grayscale in reflective mode with Epson Perfection 4490 at 360 DPI. Display image is jpeg generated from archival tiff file.
Copyright	This image is issued by Marquette University. Use of the image requires written permission from the staff of the Department of Special Collections and University Archives. It may not be sold or redistributed, copied or distributed as a photograph, electronic file, or any other media. The image should not be significantly altered through conventional or electronic means. Images altered beyond standard cropping and resizing require further negotiation with a staff member. The user is responsible for all issues of copyright. Please credit: Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Marquette University Libraries.
Ordering Information	For information about obtaining reproductions of this and other images, please visit: http://www.marquette.edu/library/archives/OrderForm.shtml

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