Rockville Chautauqua Pavilion

Rockville Chautauqua Pavilion
Rockville Chautauqua Pavilion, April 2012
LocationCollege St. and Mecca Rd., Rockville, Indiana
Coordinates39°45′35″N 87°14′6″W / 39.75972°N 87.23500°W / 39.75972; -87.23500
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1913 (1913), 1928
ArchitectEdgar Jerome
Architectural styleHowe truss
NRHP reference No.99000301[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 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+12-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. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved June 1, 2016. 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 June 1, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) and Accompanying photographs.