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Broke ground
  
May 10, 1929

Opened
  
12 April 1930

Phone
  
+1 512-471-3116

Built
  
April 12, 1930

Capacity
  
4,000

Gregory Gymnasium

Location
  
2101 Speedway Austin, Texas 78712 U.S.

Operator
  
University of Texas at Austin

Construction cost
  
$500,000 ($7.17 million in 2017 dollars)

Address
  
Gregory Aquatic Pool Equipment Building, 2101 Speedway, Austin, TX 78712, USA

Hours
  
Closing soon · 6AM–1AMThursday6AM–1AMFriday6AM–10PMSaturday8AM–10PMSunday10AM–12AMMonday6AM–1AMTuesday6AM–1AMWednesday6AM–1AM

Owner
  
University of Texas at Austin

Similar
  
University of Texas at Austin, Union Building, Denton A Cooley Pavilion, Goldsmith Hall, Battle Hall

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Gregory Gymnasium is the 4,000-seat current home of the University of Texas Longhorn Women's Volleyball team, and former home of the Longhorn Basketball and Swimming teams. The basketball teams moved out in 1977 to the Erwin Center. It also serves as the home court for the Austin Aces of World Team Tennis.

Originally built in 1930, the gym was named after its main advocate and planner, Thomas Watt Gregory. Gregory, an alumnus of the University, served on the University's Board of Regents and as United States Attorney General before the gym was built.

The gymnasium has undergone several renovations, and now consists of the original gym and a four-story annex that serves as a gymnasium with an indoor jogging track, basketball courts, racquetball and squash courts, an indoor rock-climbing wall, a spacious weight room, and a cardiovascular exercise facility. All University students can use the gymnasium for free. The gymnasium is available at a low cost to University alumni and their spouses.

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