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| Institution Name: Morningside College
Original/Historic Place Name: Allee Gymnasium
Location on Campus: 3415 Peters Ave.
Date(s) of Construction and Designer(s): Type of Place: Individual building
Style(s): (Glossary)
Materials:
| Foundation: poured concrete | | Walls: brick | | Roof: selvage-edged rolled roofing | | | Function:
| 1949-present (2007) | gymnasium |
Significance:
Landmark designation: | National Register | Morningside College Historic District (1997) | Narrative: see below
References: see below |
Narrative:
The Allee Gymnasium building was a welcome addition to the campus and was heavily used. The steel truss-roof construction eliminated post and beams, allowing an open view across the gymnasium space. After upgrades in 1991 and 2001-02, the building continues to be busy with athletic activities.
Allee hosted the first NCAA basketball tournament on December 28, 1950. A magazine article of May 1950 suggested that the college received high return on the construction dollars spent for Allee Gymnasium.
| References: | | I. Bibliographic sources: | Orwig, Timothy T. Morningside College: A Centennial History. Sioux City, IA: Morningside College Press, 1994.
Orwig, Timothy T. Morningside College Historic District. National Register of Historic Places designation report. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of the Interior/National Park Service, 1997.
| | II. Location of other data: | | University: Special Collections | | SHPO | | Government Offices | | Other: Sioux City Public Museum Archives & Research Center | |
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