College Gymnasium, ca. 1915. The building now known as the Gladys Valley Gymnastics Center was built in 1898 and served a variety of functions through the early 1900s, including armory, gymnasium, and examination hall. It later served as Mitchell Playhouse before being converted back into a gymnasium in the early 1990s.
Armory gymnasium decorated for a dance. It shows the interior of what later became the Mitchell Playhouse and then the Gladys Valley Gymnastics Center. Photo taken between 1898 and 1910.
The Women's Building was completed in 1926 and was designed by architect John V. Bennes of Portland. Bennes designed more than 20 OSU campus buildings, which were constructed during the 1910s to 1930s. The Women's Building was his only campus commission as a result of an open competition. It was considered by many to be his masterpiece. It was designed as a physical education facility for women and presently houses the College of Health and Human Performance with classes for both men and women.
The photo shows the Monroe Street (north) entrance to the Engineering Laboratory which was completed in 1920. It originally included a materials lab, a hydraulics lab, and a steam and gas engine lab, all served by a 5-ton electric crane. Building was designed by John Bennes and named for alumnus and long-time faculty member Samuel Graf, who chaired the department of mechanical engineering from 1934 to 1954.