Harbor Beach Community House
Harbor Beach Community House is a building used for community purposes located in Harbor Beach, Michigan. Building The building is located at the northeast corner of State Street and Huron Avenue, the main intersection in Harbor Beach, Michigan. The Community House was built on land which had been donated by George Jenks and Anna Belle Jenks Scranton for the purpose of constructing a building to be used for community purposes. It was dedicated on September 21, 1921 and housed a theater/auditorium, gymnasium which doubled as a banquet hall with full kitchen facilities, public & school library, the city offices and Council room, as well as numerous meeting and club rooms. It also housed the Community Theatre. The building is now home to the local movie theatre, a gymnasium and the public library. The Harbor Beach Area District Library is responsible for administration of the building. The library was established in the early 1890s, before the construction of the building, moving there when it was completed. The common rooms are in frequent use by area clubs and organizations for meetings, practices, and rehearsals. On the west face of the building is a mural, designed and executed by Dave Wiley, replacing an