Hyde County Memorial Auditorium

The Hyde County Memorial Auditorium in Highmore, South Dakota was built in 1951. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018.[1]

Hyde County Memorial Auditorium
Location200 2nd St., SW, Highmore, South Dakota
Coordinates44°31′09″N 99°26′34″W
Built1951
Built byFrank Hawkins
ArchitectUrsa L. Freed
NRHP reference No.100002809[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 24, 2018

A community effort to build the auditorium began in 1945, and a fundraising campaign soon raised $25,000. A bond issue was found to be unnecessary, and bond proceeds were returned.[2]

It was designed by architect Ursa L. Freed in a transitional style between Art Deco architecture and Art Moderne architecture.[2]

The building hosted basketball games, concerts, theater, and other community events. The building also hosts some municipal offices. A memorial plaque in the lobby lists local men and women who served in any war from the American Civil War on.[2]

Its opening featured Yogi Yorgesson and the "Scandahoovians", his seven-piece band.[2]

References
  1. "weekly list 20180831". National Park Service.
  2. "Hyde County Memorial Auditorium listed on National Register of Historic Places". Plainsman. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
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