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| {{Infobox attraction
| | #REDIRECT [[Dancing Pavilion (1)]] |
| | name = Dancing Pavilion
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| | type = Music and Performances<br />Activity Space
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| | othernames = First Dancing Pavilion<br />First Dance Hall
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| | section = Center
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| | opened = 1896
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| | closed = 1905
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| | frame = Wood
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| | built = 1896
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| | height = 24 ft (7.3 m)
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| | image = 1896-OlentangyPark-CML-OH977.13C72C7266-pg21 colorized.jpg
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| | numstories = 1
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| }}
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| The original [[Dancing Pavilion (First)|Dancing Pavilion]] at Olentangy Park was built in the northern end of the new park in 1896. In 1899, a wing of the building was closed to have a first-class [[bowling alleys|bowling alley]] put in<ref>"Location is Changed." Columbus Evening Dispatch. 27 March 1899. Pg. 7.</ref>. it was replaced by a larger steel-frame [[Dancing Pavilion (Second)|building]] on the east side of the park in 1907 and the original building served as the place to hold the [[Carousel]] or [[Merry-Go-Round]]<ref name=":0">"Olentangy Park Opens on April 29." Columbus Evening Dispatch. 15 April 1906. Pg. 7.</ref><ref name=":1">"Auspicious Day for Park Opening." Columbus Evening Dispatch. 30 April 1906. Pg. 6.</ref>.
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| ==Description==
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| The original Dancing Pavilion building was 24 feet (7.3 meters) high and a hexagonal shape with 61 feet (20.3 meters) of dancing space. The floor was made of polished close-grain Georgia pine. Lit by incandescent lights along the arches, there was an arc lamp in the center. The band played from a kiosk of Turkish construction<ref>"Olentangy Park Opened." Columbus Evening Dispatch. 13 June 1896. Pg. 5.</ref>.
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| The Dusenburys sawed off part of the Dancing Pavilion in October 1903 to comply with a court order.<ref>"Roadways Cleared Up." ''Monday Columbus Dispatch.'' 2 November 1903. Pg. 7.</ref>
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| ==Notes==
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| The building most likely held the carousel, despite an article calling it a "merry-go-round<ref name=":1" />," since another article mentions the carousel's pipe organ being moved there<ref name=":0" /> and photos show "Caroussel" on a building matching the description.
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| ==Gallery==
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| <gallery>
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| File:1896-OlentangyPark-CML-OH977.13C72C7266-pg21 colorized.jpg|alt=1896 colorized photo of the original dance pavilion at Olentangy Park|Colorized 1896 photo by Baker showing the original Dancing Pavilion at Olentangy Park.
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| File:1896-OlentangyPark-CML-OH977.13C72C7266-pg21.jpg|alt=1896 photo of the original dance pavilion at Olentangy Park|1896 photo by Baker showing the original Dancing Pavilion at Olentangy Park.
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| File:1896-OlentangyPark-CML-OH920.077157C7261-pg31 editedx.jpg|alt=1896 images of Olentangy Park|Page from ''The Columbus 400'' showing Olentangy Park in its beginning with scenes of the original Dancing Pavilion, the [[Canoe Club Boathouse|Boathouse]], and [[Entrance|Castle Gate Entrance]].
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| </gallery>
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| ==See Also==
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| *[[Dancing Pavilion (Second)|Second Dancing Pavilion]]
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| ==References==
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| <references />
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| [[Category:Attractions]]
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| [[Category:Music and Performance Attractions]]
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| [[Category:Activity Spaces]]
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| [[Category:Added in 1896]]
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| [[Category:Closed in 1905]]
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