Chautauqua Park (Red Oak, Iowa)

United States historic place


Chautauqua Park
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


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Location	Summit St. Red Oak, Iowa
Coordinates	41°0′59″N 95°13′16″W / 41.01639°N 95.22111°W / 41.01639; -95.22111
Built	1908
NRHP reference No.	72000479
Added to NRHP	May 19, 1972

Chautauqua Park is a historic pavilion located in Red Oak, Iowa, United States. The first Chautauqua in Iowa was established at Clear Lake, Iowa in 1876, and by the 1920s there were as many as 500 Chautauqua assemblies in the state. Most of the structures used for the organization's functions in Iowa were tents, but Red Oak became the exception when this pavilion was built in 1908. The circular structure was built for about $5,200, and it had a seating capacity of between 3,500 and 5,000. Speakers on the inaugural program included orator and politician William Jennings Bryan, social reformer Jane Addams, Wisconsin Governor Robert M. La Follette, and evangelist Gipsy Smith. It continued to host annual Chautauqua programs until 1929. Chautauqua Park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Travis M. Tinsley. "Chautauqua Park" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-03-19.

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v t e National Register of Historic Places in Montgomery County, Iowa
Elliott	William and Amanda J. Ellis Farmstead Historic District
Grant	Grant Commercial Historic District Nodaway River Bridge
Pilot Grove Township	Round Barn, Pilot Grove Township
Red Oak	Chautauqua Park Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Depot Alfred Hebard House Montgomery County Courthouse Montgomery County Jail Thos. D. Murphy Co. Factory and Power Plant Edmund B. Osborne House Red Oak Downtown Historic District Red Oak Firehouse and City Jail Red Oak High School Red Oak Public Library
Sciola	Sciola Missionary Baptist Church Round Barn, Washington Township
Villisca	Josiah B. and Sara Moore House Villisca National Guard Armory
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Montgomery County, Iowa and List of National Historic Landmarks in Iowa

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