Martinsville High School Gymnasium

Martinsville High School Gymnasium

Martinsville High School Gymnasium, December 2011
Location 759 S. Main St., Martinsville, Indiana
Coordinates 39°25′9″N 86°25′40″W / 39.41917°N 86.42778°W / 39.41917; -86.42778Coordinates: 39°25′9″N 86°25′40″W / 39.41917°N 86.42778°W / 39.41917; -86.42778
Area 1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built 1923 (1923)-1924
Architect Bohlen & Son; Naugel Brothers
Architectural style Romanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque
NRHP Reference # 81000004[1]
Added to NRHP July 30, 1981

Martinsville High School Gymnasium, also known as the Glenn M. Curtis Memorial Gymnasium, is a historic high school gymnasium located at Martinsville, Morgan County, Indiana. It was built in 1923-1924, and is a two-story, rectangular, steel frame building sheathed in brick and limestone with Romanesque Revival style design elements. It measures 180 feet by 210 feet and features angled corners with parapet, a main entrance flanked by square towers, and a mansard roof. It was named for basketball coach Glenn M. Curtis (1890-1958) in 1959.[2]:2, 6

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Cyrus L. Gunn (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Martinsville High School Gymnasium" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.


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