Rockville Chautauqua Pavilion

Rockville Chautauqua Pavilion

Rockville Chautauqua Pavilion, April 2012
Location College St. and Mecca Rd., Rockville, Indiana
Coordinates 39°45′35″N 87°14′6″W / 39.75972°N 87.23500°W / 39.75972; -87.23500Coordinates: 39°45′35″N 87°14′6″W / 39.75972°N 87.23500°W / 39.75972; -87.23500
Area 5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built 1913 (1913), 1928
Architect Jerome, Edgar
Architectural style No Style Listed, Howe truss
NRHP Reference # 99000301[1]
Added to NRHP March 12, 1999

Rockville Chautauqua Pavilion, also known as Beechwood Park Pavilion, is a historic Chautauqua pavilion located at Rockville, Parke County, Indiana. The pavilion was built in 1913, and is a roughly octagonal heavy timber frame building. It has a raised 1 1/2-story, clerestory square section with a decked hipped roof. Also on the property are the contributing park entry gates (1928), a picnic shelter, and a water fountain. The property hosted annual summer chautauquas from 1913 to 1930.[2]:5

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-06-01. Note: This includes Carolyn Weatherman, Randall Wright, Sharon Malone, Larry Gooch, Bill Davis, and Paul Diebold (February 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Rockville Chautauqua Pavilion" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01. and Accompanying photographs.


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