Rockville Chautauqua Pavilion

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+12-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 

Rockville Chautauqua Pavilion
Rockville Chautauqua Pavilion, April 2012
Rockville Chautauqua Pavilion is located in Parke County, Indiana
Rockville Chautauqua Pavilion
Rockville Chautauqua Pavilion is located in Indiana
Rockville Chautauqua Pavilion
Rockville Chautauqua Pavilion is located in the United States
Rockville Chautauqua Pavilion
LocationCollege St. and Mecca Rd., Rockville, Indiana
Coordinates39°45′35″N 87°14′6″W / 39.75972°N 87.23500°W / 39.75972; -87.23500
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1913 (1913), 1928
ArchitectEdgar Jerome
Architectural styleHowe truss
NRHP reference No.99000301[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 12, 1999

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "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 2016-06-01. Note: This includes Carolyn Weatherman, Randall Wright, Sharon Malone, Larry Gooch, Bill Davis, and Paul Diebold (February 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Rockville Chautauqua Pavilion" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) and Accompanying photographs.