Architectural Description:
Designed by architect Guy Lowell in 1922-23 in the style of an urban Italian Renaissance palazzo with a playing field inside four walls. The building's construction features an open plan with a system of steel trusses. The Architects Collaborative was responsible for design alterations in 1960.
The Cage was demolished in 2019 to make way for athletic center.
Inventory Data:
Street | Highland Rd |
Place | Phillips Academy |
Historic District | Academy Hill NRH District |
Historic Name | Case Memorial Cage |
Present Use | indoor athletic facility |
Original Use | indoor athletic facility |
Construction Date | 1922 |
Architectural Style | Other |
Architect/Builder | Guy Lowell |
Foundation | concrete |
Wall/Trim | brick/concrete |
Roof | asphalt/glass |
Major Alterations | 1941-glass and steel ceiling replaced 1950-Smith hockey rink added 1958-roof on hockey rink added 1960-61-Ray Shepard Memorial Wing added on south |
Condition | excellent |
Setting | Bell Tower - Triangle area |
Map and parcel | 58-17T |
Recorded by | Barbara Thibault, Karen Herman |
Organization | Andover Historical Society, Andover Preservation Commission |
Date entered | 1990s, 2018 |