'If These Walls...' Mem Gym Has Hosted Champions, Icons and Celebrities

Memorial Gymnasium, the center of athletic and social life at the University of Virginia for a large segment of the 20th century, is getting a facelift. A 2019 survey of the gymnasium’s exterior revealed water damage and cracks in its masonry, cast stone and stucco elements. The renovation project, which has wrapped the building in scaffolding, is repairing the damage, including replacing the pedestals on top of the east-west façade capitals, replacing roof capstones and flashing, repointing masonry and patching stucco and concrete bands.