National Register Record for ELECTRIC PARK PAVILION

Historic Name: ELECTRIC PARK PAVILION
Current Name: SAME
Address: 300 SOUTH MAIN
City: BLACKWELL            County: KAY
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: BUILT IN 1913 AS A SALUTE TO ELECTRICITY, THE ELECTRIC PARK PAVILION IS A SINGLE STORY BEAUX-ARTS STYLE BUILDING. THE BUILDING IS STUCCO AND RETAINS MANY OF ITS ORIGINAL WOOD WINDOWS. THE BUILDING HAS EXPERIENCED OTHER ALTERATIONS, SUCH AS REPLACEMENT OF ORIGINAL DOORS AND CHANGES TO THE WINDOW CONFIGURATION. THE BUILDING WAS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED TO SERVE AS A THEATER. ITS AUDITORIUM AND OTHER SPACES SERVE VARIOUS COMMUNITY FUNCTIONS, PROVIDING MEETING AND OFFICE SPACE TO VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS AND TO INDIVIDUALS. LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER, 9/29/1976.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: RECREATION AND CULTURE: MUSEUM/THEATER
Current Function: RECREATION AND CULTURE: MUSEUM/THEATER
Area of Significance 1: SOCIAL HISTORY
Area of Significance 2: ARCHITECTURE
Architectural Style: BEAUX-ARTS
Architect: UNKNOWN
Year Built: 1912            Original Site: YES
Condition: FAIR
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: UNPUBLISHED MATERIAL PROVIDED BY THE TOP OF THE OKLAHOMA HISTORICAL SOCIETY, BOX 516, BLACKWELL, OKLAHOMA, 74631
Date Prepared: 11/1975