Wayne Municipal Auditorium

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Wayne Municipal Auditorium
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The building in 2010
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Location222 N. Pearl St., Wayne, Nebraska
Coordinates 42°13′52″N97°01′10″W / 42.231111°N 97.019444°W / 42.231111; -97.019444
Arealess than one acre
Built1935
Architect George Grabe
Architectural style Art Deco
NRHP reference No. 02000273 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 28, 2002

The Wayne Municipal Auditorium in Wayne in Wayne County, Nebraska was built in 1935 as a Public Works Administration project. It is Art Deco in style. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [1]

It is a three-story rectangular building. It has a large auditorium and two other meeting spaces that have served as community meeting places, as a gymnasium, a playhouse, a movie hall, and a commencement hall. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 Jill M. Ebers (November 30, 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Wayne Municipal Auditorium / WY05-056". National Park Service . Retrieved May 14, 2017. With 14 photos from 2001.