Hershey Community Center Building

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Hershey Community Center Building
Hershey PA Community Center.jpg
Hershey Community Center Building, November 2011
Hershey Community Center Building is located in Pennsylvania
Hershey Community Center Building
Location2 Chocolate Ave., Hershey, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°17′7″N 76°38′56″W / 40.28528°N 76.64889°W / 40.28528; -76.64889Coordinates: 40°17′7″N 76°38′56″W / 40.28528°N 76.64889°W / 40.28528; -76.64889
Area2.6 acres (1.1 ha)
Built1932-1933
ArchitectPaul Philippe Cret
Architectural styleMission/Spanish Revival
NRHP reference No.80003483[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1980

Hershey Community Center Building is a historic building located at Hershey, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It was designed by architect Paul Philippe Cret (1876-1945), under a general plan by Milton S. Hershey (1857-1945), and built in 1932–1933. Plans for a community theater and center were originally drawn-up by C. Emlen Urban in 1915. It 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. The building is faced in Indiana limestone. The building houses a large theater, the Hershey Theatre (51,525 square feet) and small theater (5,535 square feet), along with a variety of recreational facilities including a gymnasium, swimming pool, game rooms, locker rooms, and showers. The building also houses a library (6,640 square feet) and dormitories (15,970 square feet).[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "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.


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