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Martinsville High School Gymnasium

Coordinates: 39°25′9″N 86°25′40″W / 39.41917°N 86.42778°W / 39.41917; -86.42778
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Martinsville High School Gymnasium
Martinsville High School Gymnasium, December 2011
Martinsville High School Gymnasium is located in Indiana
Martinsville High School Gymnasium
Martinsville High School Gymnasium is located in the United States
Martinsville High School Gymnasium
Location759 S. Main St., Martinsville, Indiana
Coordinates39°25′9″N 86°25′40″W / 39.41917°N 86.42778°W / 39.41917; -86.42778
Area1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built1923 (1923)-1924
ArchitectBohlen & Son; Naugel Brothers
Architectural styleRomanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference No.81000004[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 30, 1981

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.[2]: 2, 6 

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  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.