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Rockville Chautauqua Pavilion

Rockville Chautauqua Pavilion
Rockville Chautauqua Pavilion from a distance.jpg
Rockville Chautauqua Pavilion, April 2012
Rockville Chautauqua Pavilion is located in Parke County, Indiana
Rockville Chautauqua Pavilion
Rockville Chautauqua Pavilion is located in Indiana
Rockville Chautauqua Pavilion
Rockville Chautauqua Pavilion is located in the US
Rockville Chautauqua Pavilion
Location College St. and Mecca Rd., Rockville, Indiana
Coordinates 39°45′35″N 87°14′6″W / 39.75972°N 87.23500°W / 39.75972; -87.23500Coordinates: 39°45′35″N 87°14′6″W / 39.75972°N 87.23500°W / 39.75972; -87.23500
Area 5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built 1913 (1913), 1928
Architect Edgar Jerome
Architectural style Howe truss
NRHP Reference # 99000301
Added to NRHP March 12, 1999

Rockville Chautauqua Pavilion, also known as Beechwood Park Pavilion, is a historic Chautauqua pavilion located at Rockville, Parke County, Indiana. The pavilion was built in 1913, and is a roughly octagonal heavy timber frame building. It has a raised 1 1/2-story, clerestory square section with a decked hipped roof. Also on the property are the contributing park entry gates (1928), a picnic shelter, and a water fountain. The property hosted annual summer chautauquas from 1913 to 1930.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.



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