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The original, 1,000 seat arena hosted the first [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship#Winners of the NCAA Men.27s Division I Basketball Championship|NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship]] game in 1939.
The original, 1,000 seat arena hosted the first [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship#Winners of the NCAA Men.27s Division I Basketball Championship|NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship]] game in 1939.


Today the sculptures "intellectual Development" and "Physical Development" by artist [[Hermon Atkins MacNeil]], affectionatley nicknamed "Pat and Jim" have been placed upon the gymnasiums exterior.<ref>http://hermonatkinsmacneil.com/2010/10/30/macneils-pat-and-jim-patten-gym-remembered/</ref>
Today the sculptures "intellectual Development" and "Physical Development" by artist [[Hermon Atkins MacNeil]] 1886- 1947), affectionatley nicknamed "Pat and Jim" have been placed upon the gymnasiums exterior.<ref>http://hermonatkinsmacneil.com/2010/10/30/macneils-pat-and-jim-patten-gym-remembered/</ref>
==External links==
==External links==
* [http://aquavite.northwestern.edu/maps/buildinglookup.cgi?lookupid=154 Patten Gymnasium]
* [http://aquavite.northwestern.edu/maps/buildinglookup.cgi?lookupid=154 Patten Gymnasium]

Revision as of 22:21, 8 April 2015

Patten Gymnasium
Map
Location2407 Sheridan Rd
Evanston, IL 60208
OwnerNorthwestern University
OperatorNorthwestern University Department of Athletics and Recreation
Opened1940
Tenants
Northwestern Wildcats
(Women's Fencing)
Patten Gymnasium, Northwestern University, 1908 (demolished)

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.

Today the sculptures "intellectual Development" and "Physical Development" by artist Hermon Atkins MacNeil 1886- 1947), affectionatley nicknamed "Pat and Jim" have been placed upon the gymnasiums exterior.[1]

Preceded by
first arena
NCAA Men's Division I
Basketball Tournament
Finals Venue

1939
Succeeded by

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