Central School/Central School Auditorium
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N 42° 38.671 W 085° 17.428
16T E 640143 N 4722756
Located on the east side of Broadway Street, between Walnut and Grand Streets. Streetside parking available.
Waymark Code: WM17KA
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 02/12/2007
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CENTRAL SCHOOL
This is the third "modern" school built on this site since 1852. When Central School was dedicated on February 5, 1931, the citizens of Hastings celebrated "eight decades of progress." Lansing architect Warren S. Holmes designed the building with the most up-to-date facilities. The kindergarten suite included a playroom equipped with a tiled aquarium, an electrical fireplace and sand piles. Tile friezes of the animal kingdom decorate the room. The school also had a sound-proof music room and a science room with growing boxes and a photography darkroom. The auditorium, which seats 1,136 provided the community with its first facility for live theater.
CENTRAL SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
On the eve of Central School's dedication in 1931 the Hastings Banner noted: "Other rooms in the school have been designed primarily to serve the teachers and pupils, but the auditorium has been built to serve the entire community." Hastings had a truly modern facility for staging live theater. During the 1990s the deteriorating auditorium was restored. The project included refinishing the 1,136 seats, arranged on a slope to provide a clear view for the audience. In addition, damaged accoustical material on the ceiling and walls of the auditorium was repaired. Stage curtains and drops are manipulated by the original counterbalanced system, and a central switchboard controls all of the lighting. The auditorium is also equipped for film projection.
Historical Date: 02/05/1931
Parking nearby?: yes
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Registered Site #: Local Site #1819
Historical Name: Not listed
Description: Not listed
website: Not listed
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