The Oak Ballroom is a historic building in Schuyler, Nebraska constructed with dozens of native oak trees hauled to the building site from the nearby Platte River using horse and buggies.[2] It was completed in 1937 as a Works Progress Administration project. The building, designed by Nebraska architect Emiel J. Christensen, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
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| Location | Colfax St., Schuyler, Nebraska |
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| Coordinates | 41°26′15″N 97°3′39″W / 41.43750°N 97.06083°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1935 |
| Architect | Emiel J. Christensen |
| Architectural style | Tudor Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 83001082[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 1, 1983 |
The ballroom is at the entrance to Community Park on the Mormon Trail.[3] Native rock is used for the walls. Chuck Hagel recalled attending dances at the ballroom and a fight at the locale.[4][5]
See also
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edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Dancing Traditions Continue at PlayMor and Oak Ballrooms". Nebraska Educational Telecommunications. September 24, 1999. Archived from the original on August 30, 2006. Retrieved April 27, 2010.
- ^ The Complete Roadside Guide to Nebraska Second Edition By Alan Boye, Ron Hansen, James Exten... page 328
- ^ Chuck Hagel: moving forward By Charlyne Berens page 21
- ^ Nebraska By Hannah McNally, Diana Lambdin Meyer page 73
External links
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Media related to Oak Ballroom (Schuyler, Nebraska) at Wikimedia Commons
- Oak Ballroom Registration form[usurped]
- Nebraska State Historical Society: National Register of Historic Places in Nebraska[usurped]