Oak Ballroom
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 |
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 |
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The Oak Ballroom's bar area
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The Oak Ballroom's ceiling beams
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The Oak Ballroom's interior
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
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Nebraska Public Television - Statewide "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved April 27, 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- 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
Media related to Oak Ballroom (Schuyler, Nebraska) at Wikimedia Commons
- Oak Ballroom Registration form
- Nebraska State Historical Society: National Register of Historic Places in Nebraska
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