Rockville Chautauqua Pavilion | |
![]() Rockville Chautauqua Pavilion, April 2012 | |
Location | College St. and Mecca Rd., Rockville, Indiana |
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Coordinates | 39°45′35″N87°14′6″W / 39.75972°N 87.23500°W Coordinates: 39°45′35″N87°14′6″W / 39.75972°N 87.23500°W |
Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
Built | 1913 | , 1928
Architect | Edgar Jerome |
Architectural style | Howe truss |
NRHP reference No. | 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]
Rockville is a town in Adams Township, Parke County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 2,607 at the 2010 census. The town is the county seat of Parke County. It is known as "The Covered Bridge Capital of the World".
The Nevins Covered Bridge is a single span Burr Arch Truss covered bridge that crosses Little Raccoon Creek on County Road 130 East, just southeast of Catlin, Indiana. It was built in 1920 by Joseph A. Britton and Son. Prior to the reconstruction of the Bridgeton Bridge in 2006, the Nevins Bridge was the newest covered bridge in Parke County.
The Crooks Covered Bridge is a single span Burr Arch Truss structure that crosses Little Raccoon Creek built in 1855-1856 by Henry Wolf just southeast of Rockville, Indiana.
The Neet Covered Bridge is a Burr Arch single span structure that was built by Joseph J. Daniels in 1904 over Little Raccoon Creek southwest of Rockville, Indiana.
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The Pike County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at 801 Main St. in Petersburg, Pike County, Indiana. It was designed by architects Elmer E. Dunlap and of Jasper N. Good and built in 1922. It is a three-story, Neoclassical style, nearly square, concrete and buff brick building with slightly projecting pavilions on three sides. It measures 114 feet by 109 feet. Also on the property are five contributing objects: a GAR memorial, veterans' memorial, and three metal street lamps.
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).
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Posey County Courthouse Square is a historic courthouse located at Mount Vernon, Posey County, Indiana. The courthouse was built between 1874 and 1876, and is a red brick building consisting of a central rectangular mass flanked by two projecting gabled pavilions. It predominantly reflects the Italianate style of architecture with arched windows and brackets. It has Second Empire influences in the segmental pediments and mansard roof of the lantern that tops the domed roof. Also on the property is the contributing Posey County Soldier's and Sailor's Monument (1908).
Scott Street Pavilion is a historic park pavilion located in Columbian Park at Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. It was built in 1899, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, rectangular, wood-frame building. It is sheathed in clapboard siding and has a hipped roof that extends to form a verandah on all sides.
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Willard and Josephine Hubbard House is a historic home located at Indianapolis, Indiana. It was built in 1903, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, five-bay, center-hall plan, Italian Renaissance Revival style limestone dwelling with an addition. It features a front wooden portico supported by Ionic order columns and a semi-circular front section. Also on the property is a contributing carriage house / garage.
Independent Turnverein, also known as the Hoosier Athletic Club and Marott Building, is a historic clubhouse located at Indianapolis, Indiana. It was built in 1913–1914, and consists of a main three-story brick pavilion connected by a two-story section to a second three-story brick pavilion. It has Prairie School and American Craftsman design elements, including a red tile hipped roof. It features paneled and decorated pilasters, a second floor Palladian window, and limestone decorative elements. The building was remodeled in 1946.
Watson Park Historic District, also known as Watson Road Historic District and Watson McCord Neighborhood, is a national historic district located at Indianapolis, Indiana. The district encompasses 402 contributing buildings and 4 contributing sites in a predominantly residential section of Indianapolis. They include 255 houses, 27 multiple family dwellings, and 120 garages. It was developed between about 1910 and 1960, and includes representative examples of Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Located in the district is the Watson Park Bird Sanctuary.