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Carmichael Gymnasium

Carmichael Gymnasium, NC State University (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Title:
Carmichael Gymnasium
Description:
Carmichael Gymnasium was built in 1961. It is named for William Donald Carmichael (1900-1961) who was vice president of the Consolidated University during the 1940s.
Topics:
Campus and Town
Subjects:
Gymnasiums
Recreation
Sports
Universities and colleges
Original Format:
Black and white print (photograph)
Item identifier:
0002183
Created Date:
circa to
Genre:
Architectural photographs
Names:
North Carolina State University more info on North Carolina State University 
North Carolina State University -- Sports more info on North Carolina State University -- Sports 
North Carolina State University -- Facilities more info on North Carolina State University -- Facilities 
Location:
Raleigh (N.C.)
Digital Project:
University Archives Photographs

Building: North Carolina State University, William Donald Carmichael Gymnasium (Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina)

Built:
Street:
2611 Cates Avenue
Community:
NC State University
State:
NC
Zip:
27607
General note:
Carmichael Gymnasium offers an outdoor and indoor track, swimming pools, basketball courts, racquetball courts, and areas for wrestling, boxing, weight lifting and gymnastics. In 1940, William Donald Carmichael (1900-1961) became Vice President and Financial Officer for the three-college, Consolidated University system of the time. After serving in the Air Corps during World War I, Carmichael earned his degree in business administration at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. There, he was active in athletics and had been captain of the basketball team. He became an advertising executive and stock broker in New York before returning to North Carolina. During his administration, Carmichael supported funding for the completion of the gymnasium, Reynolds Coliseum, a state educational TV system, Burlington Laboratories' nuclear reactor, and the William Neal Reynolds Professorships. One of his characteristic words was "imagineering."
Location:
Raleigh (N.C.)
Subjects:
College buildings
Gymnasiums
Latitude, Longitude:
35.783298, -78.672401