Health Education Building

The Health Education Building, also known as the McAfee Gym, is a historic building located on the campus of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois. The building was constructed in 1938 and designed by Peoria architecture firm Hewitt, Emerson and Greg; C. Herrick Hammond served as the state's supervising architect on the project. The building's design incorporates elements of several contemporary architectural styles; it features an Art Deco octagonal clock tower and projecting pilasters, while its flat roof and concrete coursing are representative of the Art Moderne style and its steel ribbon windows are inspired by the International Style. The university used the new building to expand its physical education program into a full course of study, which included the establishment of a women's physical education program. The building was also used to host sporting events, student performances, and school dances. In the 1960s, the construction of Lantz Arena and a new classroom building for health education resulted in the relocation of many of the programs held in the building. The building was officially renamed the Florence McAfee Women's Gymnasium in 1965, after the first head of women's athletics at the university.[2]

Health Education Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	1611 4th St., Charleston, Illinois
Coordinates	39°28′54″N 88°10′35″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1938
Architect	Hewitt, Emerson and Greg; Hammond, C. Herrick
Architectural style	Art Deco, Moderne, International Style
NRHP reference No.	95000993[1]
Added to NRHP	August 9, 1995

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 9, 1995.[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Thompson, Stephen A. (May 8, 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Health Education Building" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved December 18, 2013.