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Edwards Gymnasium
Edwards Gym
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Exterior view of the building in 2021
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Address105 S. Sandusky St
Delaware, Ohio
United States
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OwnerOhio Wesleyan University
TypeSports venue
Capacity1,800
SurfaceRecaflex track surface
Construction
Opened1906; 120 years ago (1906)
Renovated2012, 2015
ArchitectJ.W. Yost
BuilderFeick & Son[1][2]
Tenants
Edwards Gymnasium and Pfeiffer Natatorium
Arealess than one acre
Built1905-06
MPSOhio Wesleyan University TR
NRHP reference No.85000632[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 18, 1985

The Edwards Gymnasium and Pfeiffer Natatorium is a building on the main campus of Ohio Wesleyan University. Inaugurated in 1906, it was designed by architect J.W. Yost and was built by Feick & Son.[1][2] Edwards Hall is a 1,800-seat multi-purpose arena. Located at the south end of the campus in Delaware, Ohio, it was home to the OWU Battling Bishops men's and women's swimming and women's handball teams.

Overview

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It has a stone entry portico and a "dominant" red tile roof with dormers. The gymnasium is named for alumnus John Edwards of Leipsic, Ohio, who served on the board of trustees of the university and was a major benefactor to the university.[2]

In 1985, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places along with the natatorium named for benefactor Annie Merner Pfeiffer.[1][3]

The Pfeiffer Natatorium was the competition pool for OWU from 1954 to 2010.[4]

Basketball and volleyball competition, and other indoor sports, were moved to the 2,300 seat Branch Rickey Arena, built adjacent to Edwards Gymnasium, upon its completion in 1976.[5]

The Edwards Gymnasium was then renovated to accommodate the Pfeiffer Natatorium, named for donor Annie Merner Pfeiffer.[6]

It is 150 by 83 feet (46 m × 25 m) in plan. Built mainly of light-colored brick, it has a hipped red clay-tiled roof with dormers at both ends and sides.[3]

The entrance has carved stone pillars.[3][note 1]

The complex was listed on the National Register as part of a 1984 study of historic resources on the OWU campus.[7]

All the OWU sites listed together on the National Register in 1985 are:

  • Austin Hall, W. Central Ave. and Elizabeth St.
  • Edwards Gymnasium and Pfieffer Natatorium, Main Campus, S. Sandusky St.
  • Ohio Wesleyan University Student Observatory, W. William St.
  • Sanborn Hall, W. Campus
  • Selby Field, Henry St.
  • Slocum Hall, Main Campus, Sandusky St.
  • Stuyvesant Hall, W. William St., and
  • University Hall-Gray's Chapel, W. William St.[1][8][9][10][6]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The National Park Service and NARA have misspelled "Pfeiffer" as "Pfieffer", as here.

References

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