State Gymnasium

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State Gymnasium
State Gymnasium, Iowa State University (Ames, Iowa, 1914).jpg
LocationUnion Drive
Ames, IA 50011
Owner Iowa State University
Operator Iowa State University
Capacity N/A
Construction
Broke groundMay 22, 1911
OpenedSpring, 1913
Construction cost$150,000
Architect Proudfoot, Bird & Rawson
Tenants
Iowa State University recreational sports
Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball (1913-1946)

State Gymnasium is an arena on the campus of Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. It was opened in 1913, and once was the school's primary indoor athletic facility, before the opening of Hilton Coliseum. It is located at the corner of Union Drive, just north of the site of the former Clyde Williams Stadium.

Iowa State University public research university in Ames, Iowa, United States

Iowa State University of Science and Technology is a flagship public land-grant and space-grant research university in Ames, Iowa. It is the largest university in the state of Iowa and the third largest university in the Big 12 athletic conference. Iowa State is classified as a research university with "highest research activity" by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Iowa State is also a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU), which consists of 60 leading research universities in North America.

Ames, Iowa City in Iowa, United States

Ames is a city in central Iowa approximately 30 miles (48 km) north of Des Moines. It is best known as the home of Iowa State University (ISU), with leading Agriculture, Design, Engineering, and Veterinary Medicine colleges. A United States Department of Energy national laboratory, Ames Laboratory, is located on the ISU campus.

Hilton Coliseum

James H. Hilton Coliseum is a 14,384-seat multi-purpose arena located in Ames, Iowa. The arena opened in 1971. It is home to the Iowa State University Cyclones men's and women's basketball teams, wrestling, gymnastics and volleyball teams.

The brick building was built in two years at a cost of $150,000. It was intended for use as an armory and fieldhouse, something for which the school had been attempting to get funding since the early 1890s. The Iowa State basketball team played in the arena from 1913 until 1946. Beginning in 1946, home games were held in the Iowa State Armory, which continued until the construction of Hilton Coliseum in 1971. State Gym has since been renovated into recreational facilities, including four basketball courts, a swimming pool (the original home of the swimming team), tennis courts, a 1/12 mile indoor track, and other facilities for recreational sports.

Iowa State Armory was a 7,500 seat multi-purpose arena in Ames, Iowa. It was home to the Iowa State University Cyclones basketball team until the Hilton Coliseum opened in 1971. The main floor of the arena now serves as project space for the College of Design. Other tenants of the building include the Department of Public Safety as well as Army, Navy, and Air Force ROTC.

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