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Joseph C. Trees Hall is a multipurpose student, staff, faculty recreational facility on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. First opened in 1962 with a second phase of construction was completed in 1965, Trees Hall houses the School of Education's Department of Health and Physical Activity, various student recreation facilities, a pool that serves as the home to Pitt's varsity men's and women's swimming and diving teams, and the primary training facility for Pitt's varsity women's gymnastics team. ==History and use== Trees Hall, designed by the architectural firm of Deeter & Ritchey in the international style, first opened in 1962,〔(CMU Architectural Archives: Trees Hall )〕 with a second phase of construction was completed in 1965.〔(Fact Book 1974, University of Pittsburgh, 1974; Documenting Pitt; accessdate=2008-08-27 )〕 It serves as the home to University of Pittsburgh School of Education's Department of Health and Physical Activity. Trees facilities include a dance studio, weight room, racquetball and handball courts, three basketball/volleyball courts, a gymnastics area, climbing wall, golf practice area, classrooms, and a computer lab and also serves as the home of the athletic training program at the University.〔(Pitt tour: Trees Hall )〕〔(Facility Information - Sports and Recreation )〕〔(Trees Hall computer lab )〕 Trees Hall's pool serves as the home to Pitt's varsity men's and women's swimming and diving teams and the facility also houses the training facility for Pitt's women's gymnastics team. Trees Hall previously served as the primary home to the Pitt women's volleyball team from 1974-1981 until they moved into Fitzgerald Field House starting with the 1982 season. Trees Hall underwent significant renovations in 1999 when the gymnasium floors were resurfaced to provide a secondary practice facility for many of the Panthers teams,〔(Athletic facilities: Trees Pool )〕 a $5.1 million renovation in 2004 when gymnastics and other training facilities were added,〔(University Times: Building, renovation projects abound, 2002 )〕 and a $2 million renovation to Trees Pool in 2008.〔(NewsFromPitt: Construction and Renovations, 2008 )〕 Trees Hall is named for Pitt alumnus, trustee, benefactor, and prominent athletic supporter Joseph Clifton Trees (M.E. 1895) who donated $100,000 for the construction of the original Trees Gymnasium in 1912 which, now demolished, sat near the site of the present day Veterans Administration Hospital in Oakland.〔(Agnes Lynch Starrett, Through one hundred and fifty years: the University of Pittsburgh, pgs 234, 330, 1935 )〕〔(Robert C. Alberts, Pitt: the story of the University of Pittsburgh, 1787-1987, pg 61-62, 1986 )〕 While at Pitt in 1891, Trees became Pitt's first subsidized athlete as a star 210 pound tackle on Pitt's football team.〔(1998 Pitt Football Media Guide, pg 138 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Trees Hall」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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