▁fol kl ore , ▁the ▁( now ▁filled - in ) ▁sw imming ▁pool ▁in ▁the ▁bas ement ▁was ▁first ▁constructed ▁by ▁students ▁who ▁simply ▁d ug ▁a ▁hole ▁in ▁the ▁bas ement ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁" m ud ▁hole ," ▁which ▁was ▁then ▁c ement ed . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁and ▁initial ▁configuration ▁ ▁Pl ans ▁for ▁the ▁Old ▁G ym ▁were ▁spe ar head ed ▁by ▁President ▁James ▁D . ▁M off at , ▁who ▁solic ited ▁funds ▁from ▁al umn i ▁and ▁friends ▁of ▁the ▁college . ▁Const ruction ▁ran ▁through ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁before ▁being ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁with ▁a ▁final ▁cost ▁of ▁$ 4 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁church - like ▁exterior ▁is ▁made ▁of ▁Cleveland ▁sand stone ▁from ▁the ▁Am her st ▁quar ry ▁near ▁Cleveland , ▁Ohio . ▁C ement ▁and ▁hard ▁p ine ▁were ▁also ▁used . ▁ ▁The ▁finished ▁building ▁measures ▁ ▁by ▁ ▁and ▁ 2 ▁stories ▁high . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁Old ▁G ym , ▁students ▁exerc ised ▁and ▁engaged ▁in ▁athlet ics ▁under ▁the ▁grand stand s ▁at ▁College ▁Field . ▁ ▁The ▁interior ▁was ▁finished ▁with ▁mar ble ▁partitions , ▁a ▁concrete ▁floor , ▁nic ke led ▁pipe , ▁and ▁hard ▁wood . ▁The ▁water ▁fi xt ures ▁contained ▁both ▁hot ▁and ▁cold ▁water , ▁the ▁interior ▁was ▁he ated ▁with ▁steam ▁and ▁light ed ▁by ▁gas ▁and ▁electric ▁lights . ▁The ▁main ▁floor ▁athlet