Nappanee West Park and Pavilion, also known as the Community Park of Nappanee, Nappanee Westside Park and Pavilion, and Nappanee West Park Chautauqua Pavilion, is a historic public

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located at

Nappanee Nappanee is a city in Elkhart and Kosciusko counties in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 6,648 as of the 2010 U.S. Census and had grown to 6,913 by the 2020 U.S. Census. The name Nappanee probably means "flour" in Algonquian. The ...

, Elkhart County, Indiana. The

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style pavilion was built in 1923 to house a local Chautauqua. It was used for that purpose until 1925. It was renovated in 1946 to temporarily house a school and in 1958 became home to the Nappanee Civic Theater. The pavilion was renovated in the 1990s. Also on the property is a contributing fire bell (1898). ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs. It was added to the

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in 1994.

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Park buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Parks on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Buildings and structures completed in 1923 Buildings and structures in Elkhart County, Indiana National Register of Historic Places in Elkhart County, Indiana {{ElkhartCountyIN-NRHP-stub