Adrian Union Hall / Croswell Opera House - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

Text from Michigan Historical Marker:

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.

Street address: 129 East Maumee St. Adrian, MI. U.S.A. 49221 County / Borough / Parish: Lenawee County Year listed: 1985 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Periods of significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Historic function: Recreation And Culture Current function: Music Facility, Theater Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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