William Hall Walker Gymnasium

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William Hall Walker Gymnasium
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LocationSixth Street at Fieldhouse Road, Castle Point on Hudson
Hoboken, New Jersey
Coordinates 40°44′37″N74°1′33″W / 40.74361°N 74.02583°W / 40.74361; -74.02583
Built1915 (1915)–1916 (1916)
Architect Ludlow and Peabody
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No. 100003907 [1] [2]
NJRHP No.5700 [3]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 9, 2019
Designated NJRHPMarch 15, 2019

The William Hall Walker Gymnasium is an athletic facility on the campus of the Stevens Institute of Technology in the City of Hoboken in Hudson County, New Jersey. It is located near Sixth Street on Fieldhouse Road in the Castle Point section of the city. Built from 1915 to 1916, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 9, 2019, for its significance in architecture. [4]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System  (#100003907)". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "Weekly List 20190510". National Park Service. May 10, 2019.
  3. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Hudson County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. July 15, 2022. p. 7.
  4. Bzdak, Meredith Arms; Mills, Michael J. (August 2018). National Register of Historic Places Registration: William Hall Walker Gymnasium (Draft) (PDF). National Park Service. With accompanying 17 photos.