Patten Gymnasium
Location | 2407 Sheridan Rd Evanston, IL 60208 |
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Coordinates | 42°03′41″N 87°40′37″W / 42.061401°N 87.676948°W |
Owner | Northwestern University |
Operator | Northwestern University Department of Athletics and Recreation |
Opened | 1940 |
Tenants | |
Northwestern Wildcats (NCAA) Men's basketball (1940–1952) Women's fencing (1976–present) |
Patten Gymnasium is the name of two multi-purpose gymnasiums (one past and one present) in
In 1999, the swimming pool area, which had been unused since 1987, was renovated and transformed into the Gleacher Golf Center. At the time that it opened, the Gleacher Center was the only facility of its kind in collegiate golf, featuring a 2,000-square-foot (190 m2) pitching and putting green with an adjacent sand trap.
The original Patten Gymnasium, which had seating for 1,000 people, hosted the first
The sculptures "Physical Development" and "Intellectual Development" by the artist Hermon Atkins MacNeil (1866–1947), affectionately nicknamed "Pat and Jim" (contractions of "Patten" and "gymnasium") and also known as "The Athlete and the Scholar", which had been exhibited in front of the original Patten Gymnasium starting in 1916, are now placed as sentinels at the sides of the successor gymnasium's front entrance.[1][2]
References
- ^ Says, Webmaster (30 October 2010). "MacNeil's "Pat and Jim" (Patten Gym) Remembered". Hermon A. MacNeil.
- ^ "Digication e-Portfolio :: Discover Chicago :: Final Project". depaul.digication.com.