Electric Park Pavilion Explained

Electric Park Pavilion
Location:300 S. Main, Blackwell, Oklahoma
Coordinates:36.8017°N -97.2817°W
Built:1912
Architecture:italian renaissance, classical
Added:September 29, 1976
Refnum:76001563

The Electric Park Pavilion is a pavilion located in Blackwell, Oklahoma, designed in 1912 by W.L. McAltee.[1] The pavilion was built as a "salute to electricity" and features a 160-foot domed ceiling, and an 800-seat auditorium. The building was once lined with over 500 lights, on the dome, its 27 flag poles with American flags, and its 22 arched windows. The Mission/Spanish Revival style building is made of brick and stucco, and was dedicated on March 23, 1913.[2]

It currently houses the Top of Oklahoma Historical Society Museum.

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Notes and References

  1. Carter, Bret A., Kay County's Historic Architecture, pg 55
  2. http://www.ocgi.okstate.edu/shpo/nhrpdfs/76001563.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination for Electric Park Pavilion, #76001563