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{{Short description|Historic auditorium in Indiana, United States}}
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'''Gary Public Schools Memorial Auditorium''' was a historic public facility in [[Gary, Indiana]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/database-research.htm#table |website=National Register of Historic Places |publisher=United States Government |access-date=17 June 2022|title=Gary Public Schools Memorial Auditorium Register #94001353}}</ref> The 5,000 seat auditorium was commissioned by the [[United States Steel Corporation]] and was designed by Joseph Wildermuth. It was dedicated to residents who died fighting in [[World War I]]. It was closed in 1972 and the interior was destroyed during a fire in 1997. The building was demolished in 2020.<ref>{{cite news |title=Demolition of historic Indiana auditorium underway |url=https://apnews.com/article/622360f7d37791558915605f730efb89 |access-date=17 June 2022 |publisher=Associated Press |date=August 25, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Carlson |first1=Carole |title=Another landmark coming down in Gary: Memorial Auditorium held 'great historical and nostalgic significance' |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/ct-ptb-gary-memorial-razed-st-0827-20200826-7epa35nl6rgtfjk35srk7avyfy-story.html |access-date=17 June 2022 |publisher=Chicago Tribune |date=August 26, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Gary raising historic Memorial Auditorium |url=https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/gary-razing-historic-memorial-auditorium-where-jackson-5-truman-and-sinatra-once-took-the-stage/article_67893c89-9c8d-5b1c-bf7a-bbb71db87e5d.html |access-date=17 June 2022 |publisher=Northwest Indiana Times}}</ref>
{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Gary Public Schools Memorial Auditorium
| nrhp_type =
| image = Gary Public School Auditorium (13815565804).jpg
| caption = Gary Public Schools Memorial Auditorium
| location = 700-734 Massachusetts Street,<br/>[[Gary, Indiana]]
| coordinates = {{coord|41|35|15|N|87|20|28|W|display=inline,title}}
| built = {{Start date|1927}}
| architect = Joseph Wildermuth
| builder = [[United States Steel Corporation]]
| architecture =
| added = 11/25/1994
| area = less than one acre
| refnum = 94001353
}}

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'''Gary Public Schools Memorial Auditorium''' was a historic public facility in [[Gary, Indiana]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/database-research.htm#table |website=National Register of Historic Places |publisher=United States Government |access-date=17 June 2022|title=Gary Public Schools Memorial Auditorium Register #94001353}}</ref> The 5,000 seat auditorium was commissioned by the Gary Land Company, part of the [[United States Steel Corporation]] and was designed by Joseph Wildermuth.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hickman |first1=Matt |title=Demolition of long-abandoned historic Gary Memorial Auditorium underway in Indiana |url=https://www.archpaper.com/2020/08/demolition-of-long-abandoned-historic-gary-memorial-auditorium-underway/#:~:text=Erected%20in%201927%20as%20a,and%20Spanish%20Colonial%20Revival%20styles. |access-date=17 June 2022 |publisher=The Architect's Newspaper |date=August 27, 2020}}</ref> It was dedicated to residents who died fighting in [[World War I]]. It was closed in 1972 and the interior was destroyed during a fire in 1997. The building was demolished in 2020.<ref>{{cite news |title=Demolition of historic Indiana auditorium underway |url=https://apnews.com/article/622360f7d37791558915605f730efb89 |access-date=17 June 2022 |publisher=Associated Press |date=August 25, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Carlson |first1=Carole |title=Another landmark coming down in Gary: Memorial Auditorium held 'great historical and nostalgic significance' |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/ct-ptb-gary-memorial-razed-st-0827-20200826-7epa35nl6rgtfjk35srk7avyfy-story.html |access-date=17 June 2022 |publisher=Chicago Tribune |date=August 26, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Gary raising historic Memorial Auditorium |url=https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/gary-razing-historic-memorial-auditorium-where-jackson-5-truman-and-sinatra-once-took-the-stage/article_67893c89-9c8d-5b1c-bf7a-bbb71db87e5d.html |access-date=17 June 2022 |publisher=Northwest Indiana Times}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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{{National Register of Historic Places in Indiana}}
{{National Register of Historic Places in Indiana}}


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[[Category:Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Lake County, Indiana]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Lake County, Indiana]]
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[[Category:Event venues on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Lake County, Indiana]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Lake County, Indiana]]
[[Category:School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana]]
[[Category:Demolished buildings and structures in Indiana]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures demolished in 2020]]

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Gary Public Schools Memorial Auditorium
Gary Public Schools Memorial Auditorium
Location700-734 Massachusetts Street,
Gary, Indiana
Coordinates41°35′15″N 87°20′28″W / 41.58750°N 87.34111°W / 41.58750; -87.34111
Arealess than one acre
Built1927 (1927)
Built byUnited States Steel Corporation
ArchitectJoseph Wildermuth
NRHP reference No.94001353
Added to NRHP11/25/1994

Gary Public Schools Memorial Auditorium was a historic public facility in Gary, Indiana.[1] The 5,000 seat auditorium was commissioned by the Gary Land Company, part of the United States Steel Corporation and was designed by Joseph Wildermuth.[2] It was dedicated to residents who died fighting in World War I. It was closed in 1972 and the interior was destroyed during a fire in 1997. The building was demolished in 2020.[3][4][5]

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References

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  1. ^ "Gary Public Schools Memorial Auditorium Register #94001353". National Register of Historic Places. United States Government. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  2. ^ Hickman, Matt (August 27, 2020). "Demolition of long-abandoned historic Gary Memorial Auditorium underway in Indiana". The Architect's Newspaper. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Demolition of historic Indiana auditorium underway". Associated Press. August 25, 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  4. ^ Carlson, Carole (August 26, 2020). "Another landmark coming down in Gary: Memorial Auditorium held 'great historical and nostalgic significance'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Gary raising historic Memorial Auditorium". Northwest Indiana Times. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
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