Whiting Memorial Community House


Whiting Memorial Community House, also known as Whiting Community Center, is a historic community center in Whiting, Indiana. It was built in 1923, and is a two-story, steel frame building faced in rough red brick and in an eclectic style. It has a hipped red tile roof, scattered gables and arches, and concrete bracket and medallion detailing. The building houses an auditorium, meeting rooms, an indoor track, gyms, lockers, a bowling alley, and a swimming pool. The Standard Oil Company built it for the city of Whiting.
The Whiting Memorial Community House was also the original home of the Whiting Ciesar All-Americans of both the Midwest Basketball Conference and the succeeding National Basketball League before the Ciesar All-Americans moved to Hammond, Indiana for their final few seasons of existence in the NBL.
It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.