Marquette Pavilion, built in 1924 in Marquette Park, Gary, Indiana, is an example of prairie-style architecture, with strong geometry and massing, horizontal and vertical lines, brick or stucco exteriors, rows of windows, and connected indoor and outdoor spaces. Its design also features twin turrets, balconied terraces, porte-cochere arches, and a sweeping stairway to the lagoon. The pavilion has long served as a venue for community celebrations, proms, and weddings. One of its earliest events was the annual Chrysanthemum Show, first organized in 1935 by park department botanist George Kuny, who developed more than 100 varieties of mums and grew roughly 4,500 plants for the annual show. Before joining the Gary Parks Department, Kuny worked as a floriculturist for several millionaires' estates, including that of Henry Ford.