The Oak Ballroom is a historic building in

Schuyler, Nebraska Schuyler is a city in Colfax County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 6,211 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Colfax County. The city (as well as the county) is named after former Vice President of the United States, Schu ...

constructed with dozens of native

oak An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus ''Quercus'' (; Latin "oak tree") of the beech family, Fagaceae. There are approximately 500 extant species of oaks. The common name "oak" also appears in the names of species in related genera, notably ''L ...

trees hauled to the building site from the nearby

Platte River The Platte River () is a major river in the State of Nebraska. It is about long; measured to its farthest source via its tributary, the North Platte River, it flows for over . The Platte River is a tributary of the Missouri River, which itself ...

using horse and buggies. It was completed in 1937 as a

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project. The building, designed by Nebraska architect Emiel J. Christensen, was listed on the

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in 1983. The ballroom is at the entrance to Community Park on the

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. Native rock is used for the walls.

Chuck Hagel Charles Timothy Hagel ( born October 4, 1946)Nebraska
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