Rockville Chautauqua Pavilion Explained

Rockville Chautauqua Pavilion
Location:College St. and Mecca Rd., Rockville, Indiana
Coordinates:39.7597°N -87.235°W
Built:, 1928
Architect:Edgar Jerome
Architecture:Howe truss
Added:March 12, 1999
Refnum:99000301

Rockville Chautauqua Pavilion, also known as Beechwood Park Pavilion, is a historic Chautauqua pavilion located at Rockville, Parke County, Indiana. The pavilion was built in 1913, and is a roughly octagonal heavy timber-frame building. It has a raised -story, clerestory square section with a decked hipped roof. Also on the property are the contributing park entry gates (1928), a picnic shelter, and a water fountain. The property hosted annual summer chautauquas from 1913 to 1930.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) . Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology . Searchable database. 2016-06-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Rockville Chautauqua Pavilion. 2016-06-01. Carolyn Weatherman, Randall Wright, Sharon Malone, Larry Gooch, Bill Davis, and Paul Diebold. PDF. February 1998. and Accompanying photographs.