Hoosier Theatre

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Old Hoosier Theatre
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Hoosier Theater, Principal Facade
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LocationCheapside and Ferry Sts., Vevay, Indiana
Coordinates 38°44′50″N85°4′1″W / 38.74722°N 85.06694°W / 38.74722; -85.06694 Coordinates: 38°44′50″N85°4′1″W / 38.74722°N 85.06694°W / 38.74722; -85.06694
Arealess than one acre
Built1837 (1837)
Built byCulbertson & Plew
Architectural styleRenaissance, Federal
NRHP reference No. 82000077 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 1, 1982

The Hoosier Theatre is a 225-seat historic theatre located at 209 Ferry Street in Vevay, Switzerland County, Indiana. It was built in 1837 as a warehouse and store to serve the town's large Ohio River traffic. Over the years it has housed a saddlery, the local post office, a tavern, the offices of the Vevay Newspaper, and a theatre, which it became in 1926. It was abandoned in 1955 and sat vacant until 1983, when Historic Vevay, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation was formed to purchase and restore the building. It re-opened in 1987 and continues to operate. [2] [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Vevay Entertainment". Archived from the original on 2007-07-29. Retrieved 2007-09-30.
  3. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-07-01.Note: This includes Fiddlin' Joy Sibey (October 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Old Hoosier Theatre" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01.