Whiting Memorial Community House | |
Location: | 1938 Clark St., Whiting, Indiana |
Coordinates: | 41.6781°N -87.4964°W |
Architect: | Shattuck & Layer |
Added: | February 8, 1980 |
Refnum: | 80000044 |
Whiting Memorial Community House, also known as Whiting Community Center, is a historic community center in Whiting, Lake County, Indiana. It was built in 1923, and is a two-story, steel frame building faced in rough red brick and in an eclectic style. It has a hipped red tile roof, scattered gables and arches, and concrete bracket and medallion detailing. The building houses an auditorium, meeting rooms, an indoor track, gyms, lockers, a bowling alley, and a swimming pool. The Standard Oil Company built it for the city of Whiting.[1]
It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.