Lake Park Bandshell 1923

Winona Lake Park Bandshell.

A stilted half dome, 42 feet wide, set on a platform atop 30-foot piles, made of brick and concrete. The outside width of the platform is 49 feet. The arch is 32 feet high and 28 feet wide, flanked by twin columns and embellished by other architectural features considered dignified and suitable to the place. The shell is 24 feet deep. The spherical roof is made of tin and supported by wooden rafters. The lighting consists of ceiling lights inside the shell and trough lights in the cornices about twenty feet from the floor, all throwing their rays upon the inside of the half dome which will reflect and diffuse the light. A flight of easy steps leads from the front of the platform to the ground across the whole front. A large basement, seven feet in the clear, will be used for the storage of tools and equipment of the park board’s caretaking crew.

The architectural firm chosen was Clark & Walcott of Chicago. The city engineer established the levels and lines for the location.

The bandshell was put on the National Register summer of 2023