Thalian Hall is a historic city hall and

theatre Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The perform ...

located at Wilmington,

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. It was built in 1858, and is a two-story, five bay, stuccoed brick building with a combination of restrained

Classical Revival Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy and France. It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The prevailing style ...

and flamboyant

Late Victorian Victorian architecture is a series of architectural revival styles in the mid-to-late 19th century. ''Victorian'' refers to the reign of Queen Victoria (1837–1901), called the Victorian era, during which period the styles known as Victorian we ...

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. 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 The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...

in 1970. It is located in the

Wilmington Historic District The Wilmington Historic District is a national historic district located at Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 875 contributing buildings 38 contributing sites, and 3 contributing structures in the histori ...

References

External links

Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts website
Theatres on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina City and town halls on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Neoclassical architecture in North Carolina Victorian architecture in North Carolina Government buildings completed in 1858 Buildings and structures in Wilmington, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in New Hanover County, North Carolina City and town halls in North Carolina Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in North Carolina Music venues in North Carolina Theatres in North Carolina {{NewHanoverCountyNC-NRHP-stub