Patten Gymnasium
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Patten Gymnasium is a multi-purpose gym
nasium in Evanston, Illinois
. The original building, designed by George Washington Maher, opened in 1910 and was home to the Northwestern University Wildcats Basketball Team
until 1940, when it was demolished and rebuilt farther north to make room for the construction of the Technological Institute
. It was used for twelve years before Welsh-Ryan Arena
opened in 1952. The current, ivy-lined building has the original doors and statues from the old gym. It currently is the home to the women's fencing
team. Patten is the home to the Intramural Sports program. It has offices and/or locker rooms for the women's lacrosse, field hockey, and men's/women's soccer teams. It is named for James A. Patten
, former Evanston mayor, philanthropist, commodities broker, and NU board of trustees president.
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 2000 square feet (185.8 m²) pitching and putting green with an adjacent sand trap.
The original, 1,000 seat arena hosted the first NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship game in 1939.
Gym
The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, that mean a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men...
nasium in Evanston, Illinois
Evanston, Illinois
Evanston is a suburban municipality in Cook County, Illinois 12 miles north of downtown Chicago, bordering Chicago to the south, Skokie to the west, and Wilmette to the north, with an estimated population of 74,360 as of 2003. It is one of the North Shore communities that adjoin Lake Michigan...
. The original building, designed by George Washington Maher, opened in 1910 and was home to the Northwestern University Wildcats Basketball Team
Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball
The Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team representing Northwestern University in the Big Ten Conference. Men's basketball was first introduced at Northwestern in 1901...
until 1940, when it was demolished and rebuilt farther north to make room for the construction of the Technological Institute
Technological Institute
The Technological Institute, more commonly known as "Tech", is a landmark building at Northwestern University built from 1940 to 1942.It is the main building for students and faculty in the Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science. The school of engineering itself was called...
. It was used for twelve years before Welsh-Ryan Arena
Welsh-Ryan Arena
Welsh-Ryan Arena is an 8,117-seat multi-purpose arena in Evanston, Illinois. The arena opened in 1952 as McGaw Memorial Hall. It is home to the Northwestern University Wildcats basketball, volleyball and wrestling teams. It is located to the north of Ryan Field on the athletic campus, and also...
opened in 1952. The current, ivy-lined building has the original doors and statues from the old gym. It currently is the home to the women's fencing
Fencing
Fencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...
team. Patten is the home to the Intramural Sports program. It has offices and/or locker rooms for the women's lacrosse, field hockey, and men's/women's soccer teams. It is named for James A. Patten
James A. Patten
James A. Patten was an American financier and grain merchant, born at Freeland Corners, Illinois He attended the common schools and was early a clerk, a farmer, and an employee in the Illinois State department of grain inspection , whence he learned the details and operation of the grain...
, former Evanston mayor, philanthropist, commodities broker, and NU board of trustees president.
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 2000 square feet (185.8 m²) pitching and putting green with an adjacent sand trap.
The original, 1,000 seat arena hosted the first NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship game in 1939.