Hershey Community Center Building

Hershey Community Center Building
Hershey Community Center Building, November 2011
Location 2 Chocolate Ave., Hershey, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°17′7″N 76°38′56″W / 40.28528°N 76.64889°WCoordinates: 40°17′7″N 76°38′56″W / 40.28528°N 76.64889°W
Area 2.6 acres (1.1 ha)
Built 1932-1933
Architectural style Mission/spanish Revival
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 80003483[1]
Added to NRHP October 15, 1980

Hershey Community Center Building is a historic building located at Hershey, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It was designed by noted 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 (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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  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.