Nappanee West Park and Pavilion

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Nappanee West Park and Pavilion
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Nappanee West Park, July 2013
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LocationJct. of Nappanee and Van Buren Sts., Nappanee, Indiana
Coordinates 41°26′48″N86°00′19″W / 41.44667°N 86.00528°W / 41.44667; -86.00528 Coordinates: 41°26′48″N86°00′19″W / 41.44667°N 86.00528°W / 41.44667; -86.00528
Area4.6 acres (1.9 ha)
Built1923 (1923)
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference No. 94000231 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 28, 1994

Nappanee West Park and Pavilion, also known as the Community Park of Nappanee, Nappanee Westside Park and Pavilion, and Nappanee West Park Chautauqua Pavilion, is a historic public park located at Nappanee, Elkhart County, Indiana. The Bungalow style pavilion was built in 1923 to house a local Chautauqua. It was used for that purpose until 1925. It was renovated in 1946 to temporarily house a school and in 1958 became home to the Nappanee Civic Theater. The pavilion was renovated in the 1990s. Also on the property is a contributing fire bell (1898). [2] :5–6

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "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 2015-10-01.Note: This includes Ruth Trinkley; Cindy Brubaker; Mary Clark Harlan & Kim Dadlow (August 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Nappanee West Park and Pavilion" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-10-01. and Accompanying photographs.