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Ohio Wesleyan University

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Ohio Wesleyan University (OWU) is a private liberal arts college in Delaware, Ohio. It was founded in 1842 by Methodist leaders and Central Ohio residents as a nonsectarian institution, and is a member of the Ohio Five – a consortium of Ohio liberal arts colleges.The 200-acre (81 ha) site is 27 miles (44 km) north of Columbus, Ohio. It includes the main academic and residential campus, the Perkins Observatory, and the Kraus Wilderness Preserve.

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Ohio Wesleyan University
East Winter Street, Delaware

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Ohio Wesleyan University

East Winter Street
43015 Delaware
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Edwards Gymnasium and Pfeiffer Natatorium
Edwards Gymnasium and Pfeiffer Natatorium

The Edwards Gymnasium and Pfeiffer Natatorium on the main campus of Ohio Wesleyan University was built in 1905. It was designed by architect J.W. Yost and was built by Feick & Son.It has a stone entry portico and a "dominant" red tile roof with dormers. The gymnasium is named for alumnus John Edwards of Leipsic, Ohio, who served on the board of trustees of the university and was a major benefactor to the university.Edwards Hall is a 1,800-seat multi-purpose arena. Located at the south end of the campus in Delaware, Ohio, it is home to the Wesleyan Battling Bishops swimming and handball teams. In 1985, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places along with the natatorium named for benefactor Annie Merner Pfeiffer.The Pfeiffer Natatorium was the competition pool for OWU from 1954 to 2010.Basketball and volleyball competition, and other indoor sports, were moved to the 2,300 seat Branch Rickey Arena, built adjacent to Edwards Gymnasium, upon its completion in 1976.The Edwards Gymnasium was then renovated to accommodate the Pfeiffer Natatorium, named for donor Annie Merner Pfeiffer.It is 150 by 83 feet (46 m × 25 m) in plan. Built mainly of light-colored brick, it has a hipped red clay-tiled roof with dormers at both ends and sides. The entrance has carved stone pillars.The complex was listed on the National Register as part of a 1984 study of historic resources on the OWU campus. All the OWU sites listed together on the National Register in 1985 are: Austin Hall, Ohio Wesleyan University, W. Central Ave. and Elizabeth St. Edwards Gymnasium/Pfieffer Natatorium, Ohio Wesleyan University Main Campus, S. Sandusky St. Ohio Wesleyan University Student Observatory, Ohio Wesleyan University, W. William St. Sanborn Hall, Ohio Wesleyan University, W. Campus Selby Field, Ohio Wesleyan University, Henry St. Slocum Hall, University Main Campus, Sandusky St. Stuyvesant Hall, Ohio Wesleyan University, W. William St., and University Hall-Gray's Chapel, Ohio Wesleyan University, W. William St.