Oak Ballroom

	Oak Ballroom
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Oak Ballroom
Location	Colfax St., Schuyler, Nebraska
Coordinates	41°26′15″N 97°3′39″W / 41.43750°N 97.06083°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1935
Architectural style	Tudor Revival
NRHP reference No.	83001082
Added to NRHP	February 1, 1983

The Oak Ballroom is a historic building in Schuyler, Nebraska constructed with dozens of native oak trees hauled to the building site from the nearby Platte River using horse and buggies.^[2] A Works Progress Administration project it was completed in 1937. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was designed by Nebraska architect Emiel J. Christensen.

Native rock is used for the walls and the ballroom is at the entrance to Community Park on the Mormon Trail.^[3] Chuck Hagel recalled attending dances at the ballroom and a fight at the locale.^[4]^[5]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Nebraska Public Television - Statewide "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved April 27, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ The Complete Roadside Guide to Nebraska Second Edition By Alan Boye, Ron Hansen, James Exten... page 328
^ Chuck Hagel: moving forward By Charlyne Berens page 21
^ Nebraska By Hannah McNally, Diana Lambdin Meyer page 73

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[2] Nebraska Public Television - Statewide "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved April 27, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] The Complete Roadside Guide to Nebraska Second Edition By Alan Boye, Ron Hansen, James Exten... page 328

[4] Chuck Hagel: moving forward By Charlyne Berens page 21

[5] Nebraska By Hannah McNally, Diana Lambdin Meyer page 73

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