The Woman's Community Club Band Shell is a historic open-air
band shell
In theater, a shell (also known as an acoustical shell, choral shell or bandshell) is a curved, hard surface designed to reflect sound towards an audience.
Often shells are designed to be removable, either rolling away on wheels or lifting into ...
in Spring Park, a public park in downtown
Heber Springs, Arkansas
Heber Springs is a city in and the county seat of Cleburne County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 7,165 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Heber Springs is located near the center of Cleburne County at (35.494329, −92.039168). Arka ...
. It is a roughly rectangular structure, built out of local fieldstone, with the main half-dome shell formed out of concrete. The sides of the shell are articulated by pilasters, which also appear at the building corners. The rear of the building is enclosed, provide dressing room space for performers. The shell was built in 1933, replacing an older wood-frame performance pavilion.
The band shell was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artist ...
in 1994.
See also
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References
Band shells
Event venues on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
Event venues established in 1933
Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Arkansas
1933 establishments in Arkansas
Rustic architecture in Arkansas
History of women in Arkansas
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