Nichols Memorial Gateway

Date

1955-present

Location

Athletics Complex, end of Woodland Avenue

Architects/Collaborators

George Reuben Brown (Class of 1904) and other alumni (designers)

History

This gateway marks the entrance to the Oberlin College athletic fields as a memorial to John Herbert Nichols on the occasion of his retirement from the Athletics Department in 1955. Nichols, an Oberlin graduate from the Class of 1911, served as Professor and Director of the department for three decades. The memorial gateway was designed by a group of Oberlin alumni led by George Reuben Brown, a Cleveland businessman. It was built of Roman brick and wrought iron, with an overall span of 55 feet. The central pillars, capped with aluminum, are 11 feet high; the two side pillars are 9 feet 10 inches. Each central pillar holds a plaque with inscriptions.

Source

Oberlin College Archives, College General Records, Monuments and Memorials.