Estes Park Band Shell | |
Coordinates: | 42.5207°N -93.2648°W |
Built: | 1931 |
Architect: | L.L. Klippel |
Added: | October 1, 1993 |
Area: | less than one acre |
Refnum: | 93000960 |
Estes Park Band Shell is a historic building located in Iowa Falls, Iowa, United States. Planning and construction of the band shell were a community project that began in 1931.[1] They engaged Iowa Falls native L.L. Klippel to design the structure, and N.F. Guernsey of Sioux City, Iowa to landscape Estes Park. Completed later in the year, the Mission/Spanish Revival structure features two bell towers with round arch balconies that flank the proscenium arch. There is a cement basement that houses rehearsal space. The walls are stucco, and the structure is capped with a tiled hip roof with bracketed eaves. Over the years the band shell has hosted concerts, dances, and a variety of entertainment activities. Labor unions and political parties have held rallies here. Wendell Willkie spoke here when he ran for president in 1940.[1] The band shell was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.