Akron Gymnasium (Akron, Colorado)

 Streamline Moderne (architecture), NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, gymnasium - education, New Deal Depression Relief Project [1933-1945]

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Historic school gymnasium and auditorium listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

- Built: 1938-1940
- Architect: Eugene Groves (Denver, CO)
- Architectural style: WPA Modern
- Areas of significance: Social History; Education; Entertainment/Recreation; Architecture
- Also known as: Washington County High School Gymnasium
- Date added to NRHP: 1/16/2008
- Other designations: part of the "New Deal Resources on Colorado's Eastern Plains" Multiple Property Submission; listed on the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties

This gymnasium was originally attached by its south wall to the rest of what was then the high school, but that building was demolished in 1970. The building was constructed by the Works Progress Administration, a New Deal program that operated between 1935 and 1943. The program provided work for unemployed people who were struggling to find jobs during the Great Depression.

NRHP #07001397