Hastings in Adams County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Hastings Chautauqua Pavilion

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 10, 2024

1. Hastings Chautauqua Pavilion Marker

Inscription. From the early 1900s through the mid-1920s, summer circuit Chautauquas brought culture and entertainment to communities across the U.S. The Hastings Chautauqua Association constructed this pavilion in 1907. Local architect C. W. Way designed it to resemble a large meeting tent. Seating 3,500, it was the largest pavilion in Nebraska. Notable speakers here included William Jennings Bryan and Senator Robert F. Kennedy. The pavilion, listed in the National Register of Historic Places, was partially destroyed by arson in 1992, but was rebuilt in 1993.

Erected 2009 by Nebraska State Historical Society, Adams County Historical Society, City of Hastings. (Marker Number 463.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Nebraska State Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1907.

Location. 40° 35.285′ N, 98° 24.769′ W. Marker is in Hastings, Nebraska, in Adams County. It is at the intersection of West 5th Street and Chestnut Avenue, on the right when traveling east on West 5th Street. Located on the north side

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of Chautauqua Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hastings NE 68901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Smoky Hills

and in Eastern Nebraska. It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

and on the prairies.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Brickyard Park (approx. ¾ mile away); Kerr Opera House (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Strand Theatre (approx. 1.1 miles away); Kipp Cigar Company (approx. 1.1 miles away); Central Hastings Historic District (approx. 1.1 miles away); A.H. Jones Company (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Alexander - Woolworth Building (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Post Office (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hastings.

Also see . . .
1. Chautauqua Pavilion - Adams County Historical Society. (Submitted on July 14, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
2. Chautauqua Pavilion - National Register of Historic Places detail.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 10, 2024

2. Hastings Chautauqua Pavilion Marker

(Submitted on July 14, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

The Chautauqua Pavilion image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 10, 2024

3. The Chautauqua Pavilion

Chautauqua Pavilion - Adams County Historical Society image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 10, 2024

4. Chautauqua Pavilion - Adams County Historical Society

Credits. This page was last revised on July 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 14, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 280 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 14, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.