Cole, A.L., Memorial Building
National Register of Historic Places

Cole, A.L., Memorial Building

Pequot Lakes, Crow Wing County, Minnesota
Listed
May 25, 2004
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
04000530

About this property

The Cole Memorial Building is a historic municipal event hall in Pequot Lakes, Minnesota, United States. It was built in 1937 with New Deal funding, generating jobs and revenue for a community suffering the effects of the Great Depression. With an auditorium large enough to seat 400 people, the Cole Memorial Building served as a key venue for numerous local events. From 1941 to 1967 it was converted into a municipally-run cinema, the Lakes Theater, whose profits were channeled back into community improvements. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004 as the A.L. Cole Memorial Building for having local significance in the themes of entertainment/recreation, politics/government, and social history. It was nominated for illustrating the long-lived benefits and substantial return on investment achieved with New Deal funding. The Cole Memorial Building now houses a senior center and a museum operated by the Pequot Lakes Historical Society.

Location

4285 Tower Square
Pequot Lakes, Crow Wing County, Minnesota
46.60352, -94.31432

Categories

ENTERTAINMENT/RECREATIONSOCIAL HISTORYPOLITICS/GOVERNMENT
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Cole, A.L., Memorial Building listed on the National Register?

Cole, A.L., Memorial Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 25, 2004.

What type of historic resource is Cole, A.L., Memorial Building?

Cole, A.L., Memorial Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Cole, A.L., Memorial Building is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1937.

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