National Register of Historic Places

Women's Gymnasium, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois
Listed
February 5, 2003
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
02001751

About this property

Louise Freer Hall, also known as the Women's Gymnasium, is a historic building on the campus of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Built in 1930, it was the last of the university's buildings designed by Charles A. Platt, who was responsible for the university's overall plan. Like most of Platt's designs for the university, the building has a Georgian Revival plan. The gymnasium originally provided expanded facilities for the women's physical education department, which had outgrown its space in the Woman's Building. The new gymnasium's facilities included two general-purpose spaces, several specialized facilities, and a physical education laboratory. Louise Freer, the women's physical education director for whom the building was later renamed, added a lounge area in 1932 to provide a social space in the building. The building is still used as a gymnasium and hosts intramural sporting events and physical education classes. Freer Hall has served as the home venue for the Illinois Fighting Illini women's swimming and diving team. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 5, 2003.

Location

906 S Goodwin Ave.
Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois
40.10672, -88.22417

Categories

SOCIAL HISTORYCOMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Women's Gymnasium, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign listed on the National Register?

Women's Gymnasium, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 5, 2003.

What type of historic resource is Women's Gymnasium, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign?

Women's Gymnasium, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Women's Gymnasium, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign?

The period of significance for Women's Gymnasium, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is recorded as the industrial era.

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