Hershey Community Center Building
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Hershey Community Center Building, November 2011
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| Location | 2 Chocolate Ave., Hershey, Pennsylvania |
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| Area | 2.6 acres (1.1 ha) |
| Built | 1932-1933 |
| Architectural style | Mission/spanish Revival |
| 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]
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