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. In 1985, it was added to the
National Register of Historic Places along with the
natatorium named for benefactor Annie Merner Pfeiffer. 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. 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, W. Central Ave. and Elizabeth St. • Edwards Gymnasium and Pfieffer Natatorium, Main Campus, S. Sandusky St. • Ohio Wesleyan University Student Observatory, W. William St. • Sanborn Hall, W. Campus •
Selby Field, Henry St. • Slocum Hall, Main Campus, Sandusky St. • Stuyvesant Hall, W. William St., and • University Hall-Gray's Chapel, W. William St. ==See also==