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From
the beginning, The Spring
Lake Community House has
been a place for the
community to gather, learn,
and enjoy. The Spring Lake
Community House was
dedicated on July 4, 1923 by
Oliver Brown, the mayor of
Spring Lake and a state
senator. As stated on the
day of its dedication, the
founding mission of the
Community House was – and
remains:
“Here is a center where
the best ideas and
aspirations of the community
may be converted into action
and given currency through
expression. A community
council, an open forum, an
art theatre, clubs devoted
to definitive civic ends,
physical training through
sports and games, the
furtherance and appreciation
of music and art, classes and
round tables devoted to
specific educational needs,
wholesome social recreation
in all its phases, the
co-operation of the entire
community for the effective
expression of community
ideals - these are some of
the possibilities implied in
the existence of Community
House.”
At
the time of its dedication,
the building housed a
350-seat theater and various
meeting rooms. Throughout
the Community House’s
first decades, it was the
home to lectures, classes,
and performances, as well as
civic organizations.
Renowned performers such as
Helen Hayes and Paul Newman
have graced its stage, as
well as nationally
recognized authors,
historians and current
Broadway performers. But
the most meaningful
development for the Spring
Lake Community House has
taken many years, and many
people, to be realized. And
it has resulted in the house
built to serve a community,
becoming a community in
itself.
read
about Oliver Brown here 
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