Clingenpeel Gymnasium was built in 1906, to house a burgoening champion basketball team? Central had had previous gymnasiums, but those had been relatively temporary wooden structures. The "new gymnasium" was brick and stone, with a hardwood floor and a track along the inside. The entire process took a year and cost $14,000 to build (over $393,000 today)-- and went $3000 over budget.
In 1961, the Gymnasium was remodeled following a fire, to include classroom spaces, a rifle and archery range, and a dance studio. It went through further renovations in 1988 and 1999.
