Lakeside Ballroom, building in Iowa, United States

The Lakeside Ballroom, also called the Lakeside Pavilion, stands in Guttenberg, Iowa, beside the Mississippi River near the backwater Bussey Lake. Its footprint is a 173 by 114 foot rectangle, broken by entrances on the east and north sides and a small room at the southwest corner. Local contractor Louis Schroeder completed the first section in 1927 for $17,000.

The building was completed in 1927 and constructed by Louis Schroeder, originally known as Lakeside Pavilion before being converted to a ballroom in 1935. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

The building opened in 1927 as the Lakeside Pavilion, run by Edmund and William Kann Jr., sons of builder William Kann Sr., and was sold in 1935 and converted into a ballroom. Dance bands such as Jesse Stone, Jimmy Wade and Wayne King and their orchestras played here.

The ballroom stands beside the Mississippi River next to Bussey Lake, a backwater of the river. Its footprint is a 173 by 114 foot rectangle, with entrances on the east and north sides and a small room at the southwest corner. Visitors approach the building from those two sides.

The building featured a hidden room in its southwest corner to store alcohol during Prohibition, reflecting its dual role as a legal gathering space and covert drinking establishment. Notable musicians like Jesse Stone and Wayne King performed there.