University Gymnasium, 1890–1932
Before Payne Whitney, Elis worked up a sweat in this Renaissance Revival palazzo that towered over the surrounding houses. Inside were Russian and Turkish baths, a domed “tepidarium” for drying off, a pool, bowling alleys, rowing tanks, and a clear-span gymnasium topped with a skylight. Before its demise, it was flanked by two wings of Trumbull College; it was finally replaced by Trumbull’s dining hall.