Editing Ellis Island (section)

====Recreation hall====
The recreation hall and one of the island's two recreation shelters are located between islands 2 and 3 on the western side of Ellis Island, at the head of the former ferry basin between the two landmasses.<ref name="EI-EIS p. 5" /><ref name="NPS-Map" /> Built in 1937 in the [[Colonial Revival architecture|Colonial Revival]] style, the structures replaced an earlier recreation building at the northeast corner of island 2.<ref>{{harvnb|ps=.|Stakely|2003|p=84}}</ref><ref name="LOC-ny2379">{{Cite web |url=https://www.loc.gov/item/ny2379/ |title=Ellis Island, Recreation Building, New York Harbor, New York County, NY |website=Library of Congress |access-date=June 14, 2019 |archive-date=November 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126140824/https://www.loc.gov/item/ny2379/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Robins Urbanelli p. 55">{{harvnb|ps=.|Robins|Urbanelli|1993|p=55}}</ref>

The recreation hall is a two-story building with a limestone base, a facade of brick in Flemish bond, a gable roof, and terracotta ornamentation. The first floor contained recreational facilities, while the second floor was used mostly for offices. It contains wings on the north, south, and west. The recreation shelter, a one-story brick pavilion, is located directly to the east.<ref name="Robins Urbanelli p. 55" /><ref name="Unrau p. 1259">{{harvnb|ps=.|Unrau|1984c|p=1259}}</ref> A second shelter of similar design was located adjacent to the power plant on the island's north side.<ref name="LOC-ny2379" /><ref name="Unrau p. 1259" />