Weaver Gymnasium

Weaver Health Building
Weaver Gym
Location	217 Park Dr; Richmond, Kentucky 40475
Coordinates	37°44′23″N 84°18′06″W / 37.739621°N 84.301594°W
Owner	Eastern Kentucky University
Operator	Eastern Kentucky University
Capacity	3,700
Surface	Wood
Construction
Broke ground	1930
Built	1930-31
Opened	October 3, 1931
Construction cost	$204,000; ($4.09 million in 2023 dollars)
Architect	C.C. Weber
Tenants
	Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball (1931-62)

The Weaver Gymnasium, formally known as the Weaver Health Building, is an on-campus gymnasium on the campus of Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, Kentucky. It was opened in 1931 and was named for Charles F. Weaver who served for twelve years on EKU's Board of Regents and established two of the first financial awards at EKU. The building, which houses a pool, gymnasium and dance studios, was the third home of the Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball team, replacing a building known as "The Barn."^[2] During their time in Weaver, the Maroons (as they were known until 1966) had a record of 225–51 overall and reached the NAIA Men's Basketball Championships twice, in 1945 and 1946, and the 1953 and 1959 NCAA tournament, as well as winning two regular season Ohio Valley Conference titles (1953, 1959 and co-champions in 1961) and two conference tournaments (1950 and 1955). The last Maroons game held in Weaver was a 96–78 loss to the Louisville Cardinals. The building was replaced in 1963 with the Alumni Coliseum, with a revenge win against the same Cardinals.^[3] The building now serves as a site for campus fitness and recreation.^[4]

References

^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
^ Weaver Health Building, DiscoverEKU.com, accessed 20 January 2018.
^ 2017-18 Men's Basketball Record Book, EKUSports.com, retrieved 20 January 2018.
^ Facilities - Campus Recreation EKU.edu, retrieved 20 January 2018.

[inflation-US-1] 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.

[2] Weaver Health Building, DiscoverEKU.com, accessed 20 January 2018.

[3] 2017-18 Men's Basketball Record Book, EKUSports.com, retrieved 20 January 2018.

[4] Facilities - Campus Recreation EKU.edu, retrieved 20 January 2018.

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Construction
Weaver Gym

Location	217 Park Dr Richmond, Kentucky 40475
Coordinates	37°44′23″N 84°18′06″W / 37.739621°N 84.301594°W / 37.739621; -84.301594
Owner	Eastern Kentucky University
Operator	Eastern Kentucky University
Capacity	3,700
Surface	Wood
Broke ground	1930
Built	1930-31
Opened	October 3, 1931
Construction cost	$204,000 ($4.09 million in 2023 dollars^[1])
Architect	C.C. Weber
Tenants
Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball (1931-62)