Hershey Community Center Building
The Hershey Community Center Building is an historic building which is located in Hershey, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
Hershey Community Center Building | |
 Hershey Community Center Building, November 2011 | |
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| Location | 2 Chocolate Ave., Hershey, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°17′7″N 76°38′56″W |
| Area | 2.6 acres (1.1 ha) |
| Built | 1932-1933 |
| Architect | Paul Philippe Cret |
| Architectural style | Mission/Spanish Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 80003483[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1980 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
History and architectural features
Designed by architect Paul Philippe Cret (1876-1945), under a general plan by Milton S. Hershey (1857-1945), the Hershey Community Center Building was erected between 1932 and 1933. Plans for a community theater and center were originally drawn-up by C. Emlen Urban in 1915.[2]
The Hershey Community Center Building is a five-story building, encompassing 190,699 square feet. It is shaped like a distended "E," with an open court in the front center and sun porches on three sides.[2]
The building is faced in Indiana limestone, and houses a large theater, the Hershey Theatre, which is 51,525 square feet (4,787 m2), and small theater, which is 5,535 square feet (514 m2), along with a variety of recreational facilities including a gymnasium, swimming pool, game rooms, locker rooms, and showers.[2]
The building also houses a library, which is 6,640 square feet (617 m2) and dormitory space, which is 15,970 square feet (1,484 m2).[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes R.D. Foster (March 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Hershey Community Center Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-12.
