Eugene I. Kane Student Health and Fitness Center

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Name: Eugene I. Kane Student Health and Fitness Center. Originally, North Dining Hall.

Date: 1962, renovation in 1999, 2003, 2004.

Architect: Gaudreau & Gauderau; May & Ruppert.

Elevation: 187.16'

Use: Originally a dining hall for women, converted to health services use.

Style: Modern

Composition: Rectilinear

Size: One story with partial basement.

Gross square footage—17,123’.

Materials: Original building is brick; addition is textured concrete masonry unit.

Trim: Stone sills on original, steel on addition.

Roof: Original has a folded plate roof, addition has a flat roof.

Windows: Metal sash

Doors: Double glass doors with transom.

Note: Built in two parts and altered from food service to health uses.

Setting: Lawn in mid-campus.

Architecture: A low modern building with a partial folded plate roof with changes to accommodate new uses.

History: The Kane Student Health and Fitness Center was built in 1962 and added to in 1999. Originally used as a women’s dining hall in the vicinity of women’s residence halls. That function moved elsewhere and the building was converted to new uses in 2004.

Significance: The center is neither architecturally nor historically significant. It is not a contributing structure.

Condition: The west side of the building was remodeled in 2003 into a student health center. This renovation transformed the old dining hall area into a suite of offices and exam rooms. In 2004, the east side of the building was remodeled and turned into a fitness center. The old fitness center in Dufour remains, but the centralization of the new fitness center adjacent to Centenial Village and Ryan and Regan halls proved to be a great success with students. As a result of the renovations, the building is in excellenct condition, and needs no further work at this time.

Floor Plans

• Basement Floor Plan
• First Floor Plan