Westminster College Gymnasium
United States historic place in Fulton, Missouri. Added to the National Register in 1968, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
Westminster College Gymnasium is a historic athletic building on the campus of Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. The building is famous for being the site of Winston Churchill's March 5, 1946 "Sinews of Peace" speech, in which he coined the phrase "Iron Curtain" to characterize the growing Cold War. In 1968, the gymnasium was designated a National Historic Landmark.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | Westminster College campus, Fulton, MO |
| County | Callaway County |
| Listed | May 23, 1968 |
| Reference number | 68000030 |
| Type of place | gym, university building |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Westminster College campus, Fulton, MO |
| Coordinates | 38.84606, -91.95619 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | New Philadelphia National Historic Site · 79 mi · on Park Atlas |
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Nearby in Callaway County
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Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 68000030. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.