Aerial photograph of the Allied Health Services Building (ca. 1988)

This is an aerial photograph of the Allied Health Services Building, ca. 1988. It shows the building from above and from the southwest. The parking lots are shown and there are houses that can be seen through the trees. This is a digital file created from a framed photograph. The photographic print was larger than the scanner used to scan document, and some of the photograph has been clipped, particularly the bottom and the sides. Also the matting around the photograph has been clipped. On this framing, below the photograph, is a small card that says “Springfield College Applied Health Science Owner: Springfield College Architect: Hervieux Design Group, Inc. Roofing Contractor: Morris Roofing and Sheet metal Corp”The Allied Health Sciences Center was formerly the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. As the Basketball Hall of Fame, the building housed the history of basketball from its birth at Springfield College in 1891. The Basketball Hall of Fame was opened to the public on February 18, 1968. In 1986, President Falcone of Springfield College reported the decision that the former Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame building would be renovated to become the Allied Health Sciences Center. The decision was based on the fact that almost 50% of Springfield College students at this time were majoring in health related programs. Renovations that cost a total of $1,600,000 and the dedication of the building under its new name took place April 13, 1989. The leading donor for the renovations was Thomas B. Wheeler, a trustee of the Basketball Hall of Fame and President of Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company at the time. The Allied Health Sciences Center was designated to be a place that would provide students with an on campus practicum site and would also provide the community access to specialized healthcare. The Allied Health Sciences Center is currently home to the departments of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Health and Fitness, Athletic Training, Movement Sciences, and Exercise Physiology. The facility also houses classroom space, smart labs, computer stations, a research center, biochemistry and anatomy labs, including a cadaver lab and performance assessment labs, and an underwater weighing facility