Bourbon Community Building-Gymnasium was a historic

gym A gym, short for gymnasium (: gymnasiums or gymnasia), is an indoor venue for exercise and sports. The word is derived from the ancient Greek term " gymnasion". They are commonly found in athletic and fitness centres, and as activity and learn ...

nasium and

community centre A community centre, community center, or community hall is a public location where members of a community gather for group activities, social support, public information, and other purposes. They may be open for the whole community or for a sp ...

located at

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Marshall County, Indiana Marshall County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. The 2020 census recorded the population at 46,095. The county seat (and only city) is Plymouth. History The Indiana State Legislature passed an omnibus county bill on February 7, 1835 ...

. The gym was built in 1928 and demolished in 2021. It was a two-story, dark red and brown colored brick building with

Colonial Revival The Colonial Revival architectural style seeks to revive elements of American colonial architecture. The beginnings of the Colonial Revival style are often attributed to the Centennial Exhibition of 1876, which reawakened Americans to the arch ...

style design elements. It sits on a

concrete Concrete is a composite material composed of aggregate bound together with a fluid cement that cures to a solid over time. It is the second-most-used substance (after water), the most–widely used building material, and the most-manufactur ...

foundation and has a barrel-vaulted roof. The lawn terrace wall and steps, built in 1924, are a contributing structure. The gym was associated with the

Triton Junior–Senior High School Triton Junior–Senior High School is a Secondary education in the United States#High school, public high school in Bourbon, Indiana just south of U.S. Highway 30. It is a part of the Triton School Corporation. The school's current principals are ...

. ''Note:'' This includes
Sketch planSite map
and Accompanying photographs. It was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...

in 2015, and was delisted in 2021.

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Event venues on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Colonial Revival architecture in Indiana Buildings and structures completed in 1928 Buildings and structures in Marshall County, Indiana National Register of Historic Places in Marshall County, Indiana Sports venues on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Demolished buildings and structures in Indiana Buildings and structures demolished in 2021 {{MarshallCountyIN-NRHP-stub