Whiting Memorial Community House
Whiting Memorial Community House | |
 Whiting Memorial Community House, April 2012 | |
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| Location | 1938 Clark St., Whiting, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 41°40′41″N 87°29′47″W / 41.67806°N 87.49639°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1923 |
| Architect | Shattuck & Layer |
| NRHP reference No. | 80000044[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 8, 1980 |
Whiting Memorial Community House, also known as Whiting Community Center, is a historic community center in Whiting, 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.[2]: 2–3
The Whiting Memorial Community House was also the original home of the Whiting Ciesar All-Americans of both the Midwest Basketball Conference and the succeeding National Basketball League (back when the building was potentially originally named the Whiting Community Building) before the Ciesar All-Americans moved to Hammond, Indiana for their final few seasons of existence in the NBL.[3][4]
It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved May 1, 2016. Note: This includes Larry N. Hahn (September 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Whiting Memorial Community House" (PDF). Retrieved May 1, 2016..
- ^ https://probasketballencyclopedia.com/season/whiting-ciesar-all-americans
- ^ https://probasketballencyclopedia.com/season/whiting-ciesar-all-americans-2
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