Thalian Hall
Thalian Hall (City Hall) | |
Location | 310 Chestnut St. and 102 N 3rd St., Wilmington, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 34°14′14″N 77°56′48″W / 34.23722°N 77.94667°W |
Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
Built | 1858 |
Built by | Post, James F. |
Architectural style | Classical Revival, Late Victorian |
NRHP reference No. | 70000464[1] |
Added to NRHP | April 3, 1970 |
Thalian Hall is a historic city hall and theatre located at Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina. It was built in 1858, and is a two-story, five-bay, stuccoed brick building with a combination of restrained Classical Revival and flamboyant Late Victorian design elements. The front facade features a tetrastyle Corinthian order portico. The Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts hosts professional, regional, and local show to this day and is one of the most heavily utilized historic theatres in the United States.[2] The building has been under the management of the Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. since 1963.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.[1] It is located in the Wilmington Historic District.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Raymond F. Pisney (March 1970). "City Hall/Thalian Hall" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
External links
[edit]Media related to Thalian Hall at Wikimedia Commons
- Theatres on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- City and town halls on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Former seats of local government
- Neoclassical architecture in North Carolina
- Victorian architecture in North Carolina
- Government buildings completed in 1858
- Buildings and structures in Wilmington, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in New Hanover County, North Carolina
- Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in North Carolina
- Music venues in North Carolina
- Eastern North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs