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• duPont Athletic Center (Building W32): Venue for MIT's fencing, pistol, and rifle teams (Map)
• duPont Gymnasium (Building W31): Venue for MIT's gymnastics, volleyball, and wrestling teams

The first step toward what is now the duPont Athletic Center was the acquisition of the Rockwell Cage which had been used by the United States Government for indoor drill. The cage was acquired largely through the efforts of then-Athletic Director Ivan J. Geiger, who was also instrumental in turning the facility into the new home for MIT basketball.

Aided by the vision of David Flett duPont, who left a million-dollar bequest toward the improvement of athletic facilities, the duPont Athletic Center opened to the MIT community in 1959. duPont's bequest also led to the construction of 12 outdoor tennis courts.

The T-club Lounge is housed in the duPont Athletic Center. It is the main space for Group Exercise Classes. This room houses our spinning classes, yoga, pilates, step, etc.

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