Hoosier Theatre Explained

Old Hoosier Theatre
Location:Cheapside and Ferry Sts., Vevay, Indiana
Coordinates:38.7472°N -85.0669°W
Builder:Culbertson & Plew
Architecture:Renaissance, Federal
Added:March 1, 1982
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:82000077

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.[1] [2]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vevay Entertainment . 2007-09-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070729015156/http://www.vevayin.com/ente.html . 2007-07-29 . dead .
  2. Web site: Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) . Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology . Searchable database. 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Old Hoosier Theatre. 2016-07-01. Fiddlin' Joy Sibey. PDF. October 1980.