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
Martinsville High School Gymnasium | |
 Martinsville High School Gymnasium, December 2011 | |
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| Location | 759 S. Main St., Martinsville, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 39°25′9″N 86°25′40″W / 39.41917°N 86.42778°W |
| Area | 1.2 acres (0.49 ha) |
| Built | 1923-1924 |
| Architect | Bohlen & Son; Naugel Brothers |
| Architectural style | Romanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 81000004[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 30, 1981 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "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.