Estes Park Band Shell

Estes Park Band Shell
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Estes Park Iowa Falls, Iowa
Coordinates	42°31′14.6″N 93°15′53.3″W / 42.520722°N 93.264806°WCoordinates: 42°31′14.6″N 93°15′53.3″W / 42.520722°N 93.264806°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1931
Architect	L.L. Klippel
Architectural style	Mission/Spanish Revival
MPS	Iowa Falls MPS
NRHP Reference #	93000960[1]
Added to NRHP	October 1, 1993

Estes Park Band Shell is a historic building located in Iowa Falls, Iowa, United States. Planning and construction of the band shell were a community project that began in 1931.^[2] They engaged Iowa Falls native L.L. Klippel to design the structure, and N.F. Guernsey of Sioux City, Iowa to landscape Estes Park. Completed later in the year, the Mission/Spanish Revival structure features two bell towers with round arch balconies that flank the proscenium arch. There is a cement basement that houses rehearsal space. The walls are stucco, and the structure is capped with a tiled hip roof with bracketed eaves. Over the years the band shell has hosted concerts, dances, and a variety of entertainment activities. Labor unions and political parties have held rallies here. Wendell Wilkie spoke here when he ran for president in 1940.^[2] The band shell was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.^[1]

References

1. National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Molly Myers Naumann. "Estes Park Band Shell" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-11-08. with photos