Edinburg WPA Auditorium

The Edinburg WPA Auditorium is a historic auditorium building at 67 Main Street in Edinburg, North Dakota. The Art Deco structure was built in 1938 as part of the Works Progress Administration jobs program. It is a wood frame building two stories high, sheathed in boards to which a stucco finish has been applied. There is a central projecting section on the front facade. The upper level is a large open space which was usable for a variety of social and recreational activities, and features a well-preserved sprung wooden basketball surface, decorated with the names and logos of area high school basketball teams. The lower level was originally a utility space. The upper part of the building was originally accessed via external stairs, but these were removed in 1990, and the building's entrance was reconfigured to have split-level stairs providing access to both upper and lower levels.[2]

Edinburg WPA Auditorium
Location67 Main St., Edinburg, North Dakota
Coordinates48°29′45″N 97°51′51″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1938
ArchitectTheodore B. Wells
Architectural styleArt Deco
NRHP reference No.01000588[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 7, 2013

The building was used as a local social center through the middle decades of the 20th century, with rollerskating being a popular pastime, and is now occupied by a hardware store.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Edinburg WPA Auditorium" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-01-15.


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