When the community sought funding for a new gymnasium and town hall, it turned to the Work Progress Administration, a Depression-era program that used local materials and labor to create jobs for unemployed workers. Architect Roland C. Buck of Superior designed the building in the Rustic Style, popular in the north woods because its log construction evoked nostalgia for pioneer and early logging history. The federal government approved the project on May 13, 1939, and work was completed in the spring of 1940 at a cost of $30,000. The community has preserved The Gym for continued use as a public gathering place and town hall, and today it is recognized as one of the most impressive WPA projects in northern Wisconsin and is listed on the State and National Register of Historic Places.