Thalian Hall (City Hall) | |
 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 |
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.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.[1] It is located in the Wilmington Historic District.
References
- ^ 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
Media related to Thalian Hall at Wikimedia Commons
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