The Elkhorn Band Shell is a band shell located in Sunset Park in Elkhorn, Wisconsin, US. It was built in 1926 for $5000 to house the Holton-Elkhorn band, after the Frank Holton Company moved there in 1918. Its design was based on another shell located in Mount Morris, Illinois, after a design by G. Pheby of Phoenix, Arizona. Around 4,000 people came to the opening concert.
Elkhorn Band Shell | |
 The Holton-Elkhorn Band performing at the Elkhorn Band Shell | |
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| Location | Elkhorn, Wisconsin |
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| Coordinates | 42°40′04″N 88°33′23″W / 42.6678°N 88.5563°W |
| Built | 1926 |
| Built by | Jake Bauerman |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 12000490 |
| Significant dates | |
| Moved | 1962–63 |
| Added to NRHP | 2012-08-07 |
It was originally located in the courthouse square, but was moved to Sunset Park in 1962 after the courthouse was expanded. The community raised $5,000 for the move, rather than allow the shell to be razed for materials.
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- Carol Lohry Cartwright (March 22, 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Elkhorn Band Shell" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-01-24.