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Allegheny College Gymnasium, Meadville, Crawford County, PA, 1913.
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Exterior, front facade, Allegheny College Gymnasium, Meadville, Crawford County, PA, 1913.

Credit: Courtesy of Millersville University, Helen A. Ganser Library, Archives and Special Collections

Unusual for its architectural features, the castellated gymnasium building quickly became a center of student social and recreational activities. Like many colleges, Allegheny students participated in the early twentieth century enthusiasm for athletic competition as the counterpart to more formal academic studies.

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