Hershey Community Center Building

The Hershey Community Center Building is an historic building which is located in Hershey, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
It was added to the National Register of [Historic Places] in 1980.

History and architectural features

Designed by architect Paul Philippe Cret, under a general plan by Milton S. Hershey, the Hershey Community Center Building was erected between 1932 and 1933. Plans for a community theater and center were originally drawn-up by C. Emlen Urban in 1915.
The Hershey Community Center Building is a five-story building, encompassing 190,699 square feet. It is shaped like a distended "E," with an open court in the front center and sun porches on three sides.
The building is faced in Indiana limestone, and houses a large theater, the Hershey Theatre, which is, and small theater, which is, along with a variety of recreational facilities including a gymnasium, swimming pool, game rooms, locker rooms, and showers.
The building also houses a library, which is and dormitory space, which is.