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| name = Louis J. Bailey Branch Library-Gary International Institute |
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| image = Louis J. Bailey Branch Library.jpg |
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| caption = Louis J. Bailey Branch Library, November 2013 |
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| location = 1501 W. Madison St.,<br/>[[Gary, Indiana]] |
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| coordinates = {{coord|41|35|15|N|87|20|28|W|display=inline,title}} |
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| locmapin = Indiana#USA |
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| built = {{Start date|1918}} |
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| architect = Frank A. Wickes |
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| builder = Marcellus Gerometta |
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| architecture = Colonial Revival |
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| added = September 29, 2004 |
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| area = less than one acre |
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| refnum = 04001102<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref> |
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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> |
'''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> |
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Revision as of 10:23, 17 June 2022
Louis J. Bailey Branch Library-Gary International Institute | |
 Louis J. Bailey Branch Library, November 2013 | |
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| Location | 1501 W. Madison St., Gary, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 41°35′15″N 87°20′28″W / 41.58750°N 87.34111°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1918 |
| Built by | Marcellus Gerometta |
| Architect | Frank A. Wickes |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 04001102[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 29, 2004 |
Gary Public Schools Memorial Auditorium was a historic public facility in Gary, Indiana.[2] 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.[3][4][5]
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Indiana
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Lake County, Indiana
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Gary Public Schools Memorial Auditorium Register #94001353". National Register of Historic Places. United States Government. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ "Demolition of historic Indiana auditorium underway". Associated Press. August 25, 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Gary raising historic Memorial Auditorium". Northwest Indiana Times. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
External links
- Gary Memorial Auditorium, Discover Indiana: Gary Public Library.
