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United States historic place


Music Pavilion
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


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Location	1208 5th St. Orion, Illinois
Coordinates	41°21′13″N 90°22′51″W / 41.35361°N 90.38083°W / 41.35361; -90.38083
Area	less than one acre
Built	1913 (1913)
Built by	J. C. Ericson
NRHP reference No.	02000544
Added to NRHP	May 22, 2002

The Central Park Bandstand, also known as the Music Pavilion, is a historic bandshell located within Central Park in Orion, Illinois. The bandstand was built in 1913 following a series of successful outdoor concerts in the park. Local engineer J. C. Ericson built the structure in the then-recently popularized bandshell form, which projected sound toward the audience through its rear wall. The bandstand was completed in three weeks; its opening concert hosted the largest crowd that the park had ever held until that time. From its inception until 1925, the bandstand continued to host concerts, usually once per week; movie screenings and church services were also held at the bandstand. Beginning in 1947, the bandstand became an event stage for the Midwest Corn Show, which later became the Orion Fall Festival; the structure is now mainly used during the festival.

The bandstand was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 22, 2002.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
Sampson, Lori A. (January 17, 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Central Park Bandstand" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2016. Retrieved February 29, 2016.

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