Borden Gym as a Backdrop for a New Car

Borden Gym as a Backdrop for a New Car

Phillips Academy -- Buildings

Construction on Borden Gym was started in 1900 and opened officially on March 22, 1902 with a basketball game against the Harvard Freshmen. It replaced the gym that had been in Bulfinch Hall, which was now to become a Dining Hall. In 1909 the students started a fund to build a pool, and by the end of 1911 the pool was open in a new wing. It has since held many events not the least of which was SAT Testing. This picture shows the Athletic Department getting a new extra long station wagon to help get the equipment get where the boys are going to be winning the game. Both car and building are classics.

Borden Gym Photograph File

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