Adrian Union Hall
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Jagman714
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The Adrian Union Hall marker is located at 129 East Maumee Street
Adrian, MI.
Waymark Code: WM14NA
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 01/13/2007
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In 1863 Charles M. Croswell (Michigan governor 1877-81) formed an association to construct a new theatre. An 1866 birds-eye view of Adrian shows the completed exterior. Originally designated the Adrian Union Hall, by 1887 it was called the Croswell Opera House. The theatre hosted such performers as Maude Adams, Edwin Booth, Mrs. Patrick Campbell, Charles Frohman, Victor Herbert and the Gilmore Band, Joe Jefferson, Thomas W. Kean, James Whitcomb Riley, Otis Skinner and John Philip Sousa. In 1921 the interior of the building was renovated to show motion pictures. In 1967 the building was rescued by the Adrian Foundation from threatened demolition. Its care was then entrusted to the new Croswell Opera House and Fine Arts Association.
Historical Name: Charles M. Croswell
Parking nearby?: yes
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website: [Web Link]
Registered Site #: 478
Historical Date: Not listed
Description: Not listed
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