Lejeune Hall Explained
| Lejeune Hall |
| Map Type: | Maryland |
| Location: | Annapolis, Maryland |
| Location Town: | --> |
| Location Country: | United States |
| Coordinates: | 38.9787°N -76.4831°W |
| Destruction Date: | --> |
| Cost: | $13.5 million |
| Owner: | United States Naval Academy |
| Operator: | United States Naval Academy |
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Lejeune Hall (sometimes called the Lejeune Physical Education Center) is a sports complex and arena at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. It currently houses the academy's boxing and wrestling practice arena, and natatorium, and the Naval Academy's Athletic Hall of Fame.[1]
History
The Lejeune Hall was built in 1982 in honor of Lt. General John Archer Lejeune.[2] The facility came with an aquatic natatorium which has an Olympic size pool (25m × 50m) and a diving well. The diving platforms vary from 10m (30feet), 7.5m (24.6feet), and 5m (16feet). The Natatorium also has a few diving boards.[3] In 2013, the Lejeune Hall underwent renovations where much of the flooring was redone and all the pools were also renovated with new tiles and new starting blocks.[4]
Features
The Lejeune Hall features a weight room, saunas, locker rooms and a classroom. In the natatorium, features included are 600 pullout seats for spectators and a large LED display scoreboard. Visitors touring the campus will be able to see the natatorium through glass windows outside.[5]
Memorials
The Lejeune Hall houses three memorials:[6]
- Class of 1940 Memorial – A fountain outside the building dedicated to the alumni of the academy who lost their lives in World War II.
- Class of 1944 Memorial – A plaza and garden dedicated to the class of 1944.
- Class of 1950 Memorial – A large stone to remember Isherwood Hall which had been demolished in 1958.[7]
See also
- Navy Midshipmen Facilities
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Touring the Yard . USNA Visitor Center . United States Naval Academy . 29 July 2018.
- Web site: N/A . bubonline . LeJuene Hall (U.S. Naval Academy) . Virtual Globetrotting . virtual globetrotting . 30 July 2018.
- Web site: Antonelli . Kris . Taking the big leap Trepidation: The thought of taking the mandatory 33-foot jump into a Naval Academy pool has terrified some midshipmen. . The Baltimore Sun . The Baltimore Sun . 30 July 2018.
- Web site: Higginbotham . Julie . Naval Academy pool renovation is complex and rewarding . Building Construction + Design . BDC Network . 30 July 2018.
- Web site: Public guided Walking Tours . Naval Academy Business Service Division . United States Naval Academy . 30 July 2018.
- Web site: Annapolis . Md :U S. Naval Academy . Lejeune Hall :United States Naval Academy Physical Education Center. . Archive . Annapolis, Md. : U.S. Naval Academy . 31 July 2018 . 1982.
- Web site: U.S. Naval Academy, Isherwood Hall, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, MD . Library of Congress . Historic American Buildings Survey . 30 July 2018.
