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Edinburg WPA Auditorium
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	67 Main St. Edinburg, North Dakota
Coordinates	48°29′45″N 97°51′51″W / 48.49583°N 97.86417°W / 48.49583; -97.86417
Area	less than one acre
Built	1938
Architect	Theodore B. Wells
Architectural style	Art Deco
NRHP reference No.	13000863
Added to NRHP	November 7, 2013

The Edinburg WPA Auditorium is a historic auditorium building at 67 Main Street in Edinburg, North Dakota. The Art Deco structure was built in 1938 as part of the Works Progress Administration jobs program. It is a wood-frame building two stories high, sheathed in boards to which a stucco finish has been applied. There is a central projecting section on the front facade. The upper level is a large open space which was usable for a variety of social and recreational activities, and features a well-preserved sprung wooden basketball surface, decorated with the names and logos of area high school basketball teams. The lower level was originally a utility space. The upper part of the building was originally accessed via external stairs, but these were removed in 1990, and the building's entrance was reconfigured to have split-level stairs providing access to both upper and lower levels.

The building was used as a local social center through the middle decades of the 20th century, with rollerskating being a popular pastime, and is now occupied by a hardware store. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Edinburg WPA Auditorium" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved January 15, 2014.

v t e National Register of Historic Places in Walsh County, North Dakota
Historic districts	Grafton State School Ridge Trail Historic District St. Stanislaus Church Historic District
Other properties	District No. 70-Hoff Rural School Edinburg WPA Auditorium Elmwood Forest River State Bank Minto School Nordre Trefoldegheds Menigheds Pisek School St. Catherine's Church of Lomice, North Dakota St. Joseph's Chapel State Bank of Edinburg Strand Theatre US Post Office-Grafton Walsh County Courthouse
Former listing	Odalen Lutherske Kirke
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Walsh County, North Dakota and List of National Historic Landmarks in North Dakota

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• Art Deco architecture in North Dakota
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• Event venues on the National Register of Historic Places in North Dakota
• National Register of Historic Places in Walsh County, North Dakota
• Works Progress Administration in North Dakota
• 1938 establishments in North Dakota
• North Dakota Registered Historic Places stubs