Monon Park Dancing Pavilion

Monon Park Dancing Pavilion is a historic dance hall building located at Cedar Lake, Lake County, Indiana. It was built in 1897, as a one-story, open air frame building supported by brick piers. The building measures 55 feet by 110 feet and has a massive gable on hip roof with deeply overhanging eaves. It displays some Stick / Eastlake Movement design elements. The building was acquired in 1915 by the Moody Memorial Bible Church, who enclosed and enlarged the original structure.[2]:2–3 A restoration project was underway in 2013.

Monon Park Dancing Pavilion
Monon Park Dancing Pavilion,, September 2012
Location13701 Lauerman St., Cedar Lake, Indiana
Coordinates41°22′7″N 87°26′22″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1897 (1897)
ArchitectStiles and Stone
Architectural styleStick/eastlake
NRHP reference No.00001540[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 3, 2001

It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[1]

References

  1. "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 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Scott Bocock (February 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Monon Park Dancing Pavilion" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.


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