Martinsville High School Gymnasium Explained

Martinsville High School Gymnasium
Location:759 S. Main St., Martinsville, Indiana
Coordinates:39.4192°N -86.4278°W
Built:-1924
Architect:Bohlen & Son; Naugel Brothers
Architecture:Romanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque
Added:July 30, 1981
Refnum:81000004

Martinsville High School Gymnasium, also known as the Glenn M. Curtis Memorial Gymnasium, is an 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.[1]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) . Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology . Searchable database. 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Martinsville High School Gymnasium. 2016-05-01. Cyrus L. Gunn. PDF. n.d.. and Accompanying photographs.