E.H. Henry Center

Completed in 1976, and renovated in 2005-2006 this 1,250-square-foot athletic center includes a full-size gymnasium, a weight room, and a training room. With its retractable bleachers providing seating for 700, the gym is used for the school's weekly assembly, basketball games, physical education classes, school dances, and the annual Alumni Reunion Dinner. It is also available to the community for large events. In 1977, the new center was dedicated to E.H. "Al" Henry, headmaster from 1943 to 1969.

New Entrance to the E. H. Henry Physical Education Center Opens

The much-anticipated new entrance to the 1976 gymnasium opened in January 2006. The spacious 11,500 square foot, three-story addition on the west side of the gym brings to fruition many years of dreaming and planning on the part of the trustees, the administration, and most especially the Athletic Department.

On the lower floor are the girls and boys locker rooms, with a physical therapy room complete with whirlpool in between, as well as office space for coaches. The locker rooms can accommodate up to 120 athletes.

The bowed front entry on the ground floor facing the Rowland Center welcomes spectators and fans into a spacious lobby with an all-weather floor and warm- colored maple paneling. The school’s numerous trophies are on display in full-length lighted glass cabinets, the largest of which is a gift of the Class of 1943. The Athletic Director’s office is off of this lobby, as is a classroom for the health classes. On the top floor is a fitness center complete with free-weights, cardiovascular machines and rows of weight-lifting machines manufactured by Pro-Maximum.



The equipment was purchased with funds raised through the annual Boosters Club golf tournament named in honor of the late Angie Gaiotti Coolidge '79, an alumna and parent. The Fitness Center itself has been named for Lewie "Red" Dean ‘63, a beloved longtime coach who died in December 2005.

The new entrance was part of the Campus Master Plan made possible through the funds raised in the recently completed Campaign for Burr and Burton. Approximately $5 million was earmarked for improvements to the lower campus, including the new entrance and renovation of the old locker room area under the Riley Center for the Arts theater.

Continue the Campus Tour:

Seminary Building
Campbell House
Larson Hall
Riley Center for the Arts
Rowland Center
The Smith Center
Tuttle Memorial Library

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