Thalian Hall

United States historic place


Thalian Hall (City Hall)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property

City Hall-Thalian Hall, September 2009
34°14′14″N 77°56′48″W / 34.23722°N 77.94667°W / 34.23722; -77.94667
Area	0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built	1858 (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.