Kenney Gym and Kenney Gym Annex

Military Drill Hall and Men's Gymnasium
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Kenney Gym Annex (2006), built in 1890 as a drill hall
Location	1402-1406 W. Springfield Ave Urbana, Illinois
Coordinates: 40°6′46.43″N 88°13′39.83″W / 40.1128972°N 88.2277306°W / 40.1128972; -88.2277306
Built	Drill Hall (Annex): 1890 Gymnasium: 1902
Architect	Drill Hall (Annex): Nathan Clifford Ricker Gymnasium: Nelson Strong Spencer
Architectural style	Gymnasium: Renaissance Revival^[1]
MPS	University of Illinois Buildings by Nathan Clifford Ricker TR
NRHP Reference #	86003144 ^[2]
Added to NRHP	November 19, 1986

The Springfield Avenue entrance to the Kenney Gym (2013)

The Kenney Gym and the Kenney Gym Annex are two buildings located at 1402-06 Springfield Avenue in Urbana, Illinois, on the campus on the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Although the two buildings have been physically connected since 1914, they were built separately.^[3] They were jointly added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986 under the name Military Drill Hall and Men's Gymnasium.^[4]

History

The one-story building now known as the Kenney Gym Annex, the easternmost of the two structures, was built in 1889-90 as the Military Drill Hall and was designed by Nathan Clifford Ricker. The interior was converted for use as a gymnasium in 1914, at which time it became known as the Annex to the Men's Gym building next to it. The conversion preserved the building's large column-free open space, which had been a necessity for military drilling. An eastern addition was made to the building in 1918.^[3]

The Kenney Gym, the two-story building to the west, was built in 1902 and was designed by Nelson Strong Spencer^[3] in the Renaissance Revival style,^[1] strongly influenced by Ricker's design for the drill hall.^[3] It was originally called the Men's Gymnasium but was renamed the Men's Old Gym when Huff Hall opened in 1925. Finally in 1974, it was named after Harold Eugene "Hek" Kenney, a former UIUC wrestler, coach, and administrator in the early 20th century.^[1]

Current use

Kenney Gym Annex is a 5,000-seat multi-purpose arena which is home to the Fighting Illini gymnastics team. Prior to the opening of Huff Hall in 1925, Kenney Gym housed the Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team. It also was home to the Women's Volleyball program from 1974 until 1989, after which the program moved to Huff Hall in 1990.

From 1919 to 1925, Kenney Gym played host to the state finals of the Illinois High School Association boys' basketball tournament.

Currently the building is operated by the Department of Campus Recreation. It features an open gym for pick-up basketball games, occasional dodgeball tournaments, and a weight room. It also serves as the gym for University Laboratory High School in Urbana located two blocks east of Kenney Gym on Springfield Avenue.

References

Notes

1 2 3 "H.E. Kenney Gym" on the Fighting Illini Facilities page
↑ Staff (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
1 2 3 4 "NRHP Designation Report"
↑ Chart toppers: Best area gyms to watch a prep game, courtesy Marcus Jackson The News Gazzette - February 28, 2012

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