Edinburg WPA Auditorium

Edinburg WPA Auditorium
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	67 Main St., Edinburg, North Dakota
Coordinates	48°29′45″N 97°51′51″W / 48.49583°N 97.86417°WCoordinates: 48°29′45″N 97°51′51″W / 48.49583°N 97.86417°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1938
Architect	Theodore B. Wells
Architectural style	Art Deco
NRHP Reference #	01000588[1]
Added to NRHP	November 7, 2013

The Edinburg WPA Auditorium is a historic auditorium building at 67 Main Street in Edinburg, North Dakota. The Art Deco structure was built in 1938 as part of the Works Progress Administration jobs program. It is a wood frame building two stories high, sheathed in boards to which a stucco finish has been applied. There is a central projecting section on the front facade. The upper level is a large open space which was usable for a variety of social and recreational activities, and features a well-preserved sprung wooden basketball surface, decorated with the names and logos of area high school basketball teams. The lower level was originally a utility space. The upper part of the building was originally accessed via external stairs, but these were removed in 1990, and the building's entrance was reconfigured to have split-level stairs providing access to both upper and lower levels.^[2]

The building was used as a local social center through the middle decades of the 20th century, with rollerskating being a popular pastime, and is now occupied by a hardware store.^[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.^[1]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "NRHP nomination for Edinburg WPA Auditorium" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-01-15.