Brown Gym

100 Broadway St. c. 1924 The Brown Memorial Gymnasium was built by James Graham Brown, a wealthy timber industry, in memory of his brother. The flood of 1937 rose all the way to the gym. A flood marker on the riverside wall of the gym, the corner closest to the sidewalk, shows just how high the water reached. The gym was remodeled in 1939 to repair the flood damage. In 1950, the Madison Cubs became the Indiana High School Boys Basketball State Champions. The former high school to the north of the gym was built after the gym. It was turned into senior living apartments.