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 theater ceased to provide a stage for professional shows after 1928.[2] The building has been under the management of the Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. since 1963.
Thalian Hall (City Hall) | |
_2.JPG) City Hall-Thalian Hall, September 2009 | |
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| 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 |
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