Monon Park Dancing Pavilion

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Monon Park Dancing Pavilion
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Monon Park Dancing Pavilion, September 2012
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Location13701 Lauerman St., Cedar Lake, Indiana
Coordinates 41°22′7″N87°26′22″W / 41.36861°N 87.43944°W / 41.36861; -87.43944
Arealess than one acre
Built1897 (1897)
ArchitectStiles and Stone
Architectural styleStick/eastlake
NRHP reference No. 00001540 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 3, 2001

Monon Park Dancing Pavilion is a historic dance hall building located at Cedar Lake, Lake County, Indiana, United States. It was built in 1897, as a one-story, open air frame building supported by brick piers. The building measures 55 feet by 110 feet and has a massive gable-on-hip roof with deeply overhanging eaves. It displays some Stick style and Eastlake movement design elements. The building was acquired in 1915 by the Moody Memorial Bible Church, who enclosed and enlarged the original structure. [2] :2–3 A restoration project was underway in 2013.

It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. [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 2016-05-01.Note: This includes Scott Bocock (February 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Monon Park Dancing Pavilion" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.