The Oak Ballroom is a historic building in Schuyler, Nebraska constructed with dozens of native oak trees hauled to the building site from the nearby Platte River using horse and buggies. It was completed in 1937 as a Works Progress Administration project. The building, designed by Nebraska architect Emiel J. Christensen, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
The ballroom is at the entrance to Community Park on the Mormon Trail.The Complete Roadside Guide to Nebraska Second Edition By Alan Boye, Ron Hansen, James Exten... page 328 Native rock is used for the walls. Chuck Hagel recalled attending dances at the ballroom and a fight at the locale.Chuck Hagel: moving forward By Charlyne Berens page 21Nebraska By Hannah McNally, Diana Lambdin Meyer page 73
See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Colfax County, Nebraska National Register of Historic Places listings in Nebraska
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