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Patten Gymnasium
Location	2407 Sheridan Rd; Evanston, IL 60208
Owner	Northwestern University
Operator	Northwestern University Department of Athletics and Recreation
Opened	1940
Tenants
	Northwestern Wildcats; (Women's Fencing)

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Patten Gymnasium is a multi-purpose gymnasium 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 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 2,000-square-foot (190 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.

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Preceded by first arena	NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Finals Venue 1939	Succeeded by Municipal Auditorium

42°03′41″N 87°40′37″W / 42.061401°N 87.676948°W / 42.061401; -87.676948

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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 Wildcats Men's Basketball|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.
+'''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 Wildcats Men's Basketball|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 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 {{convert|2000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} pitching and putting green with an adjacent sand trap.

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Venues	Old Patten Gymnasium (1910–1940) Patten Gymnasium (1940–1952) Welsh–Ryan Arena (1952–present) Allstate Arena (2017–2018)
Rivalries	Illinois
Culture & lore	"Go U Northwestern" Willie the Wildcat
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold