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Coordinates: 41°35′15″N 87°20′28″W / 41.58750°N 87.34111°W / 41.58750; -87.34111
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Gary Public Schools Memorial Auditorium
Gary Public Schools Memorial Auditorium
Location700-734 Massachusetts Street,
Gary, Indiana
Coordinates41°35′15″N 87°20′28″W / 41.58750°N 87.34111°W / 41.58750; -87.34111
Arealess than one acre
Built1927 (1927)
Built byUnited States Steel Corporation
ArchitectJoseph Wildermuth
NRHP reference No.94001353
Added to NRHP11/25/1994

Gary Public Schools Memorial Auditorium was a historic public facility in Gary, Indiana.[1] The 5,000 seat auditorium was commissioned by the Gary Land Company, part of the United States Steel Corporation and was designed by Joseph Wildermuth.[2] It was dedicated to residents who died fighting in World War I. It was closed in 1972 and the interior was destroyed during a fire in 1997. The building was demolished in 2020.[3][4][5]

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  1. ^ "Gary Public Schools Memorial Auditorium Register #94001353". National Register of Historic Places. United States Government. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  2. ^ Hickman, Matt (August 27, 2020). "Demolition of long-abandoned historic Gary Memorial Auditorium underway in Indiana". The Architect's Newspaper. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Demolition of historic Indiana auditorium underway". Associated Press. August 25, 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  4. ^ Carlson, Carole (August 26, 2020). "Another landmark coming down in Gary: Memorial Auditorium held 'great historical and nostalgic significance'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Gary raising historic Memorial Auditorium". Northwest Indiana Times. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
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