Hyde County Memorial Auditorium | |
Coordinates: | 44.5192°N -99.4428°W |
Built: | 1951 |
Architect: | Ursa L. Freed |
Builder: | Frank Hawkins |
Added: | August 24, 2018 |
Refnum: | 100002809[1] |
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]
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.
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]