Hoosier Theatre
Old Hoosier Theatre | |
 Hoosier Theater, Principal Facade | |
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| Location | Cheapside and Ferry Sts., Vevay, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 38°44′50″N 85°4′1″W / 38.74722°N 85.06694°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1837 |
| Built by | Culbertson & Plew |
| Architectural style | Renaissance, Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 82000077[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 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]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Vevay Entertainment". Archived from the original on 2007-07-29. Retrieved 2007-09-30.
- ^ "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.
