Waxahachie Community Theatre - Waxahachie, TX
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N 32° 23.750 W 096° 51.973
14S E 700696 N 3586314
The Waxahachie Community Theatre is located in the Waxahachie Chautauqua Building in Getzendaner Memorial Park. The park is located at 400 S Grand Ave, Waxahachie, TX.
Waymark Code: WM9PBW
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/13/2010
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Waxahachie Community Theatre
The Waxahachie Community Theatre is located in the Waxahachie Chautauqua Building in Getzendaner Memorial Park. The park is located at 400 S Grand Ave, Waxahachie, TX.
From the Historic marker located next to the Waxahachie Chautauqua Building.
"Some 25 years after Chautauqua cultural programs originated in New York State, annual Chautauqua assemblies in Waxahachie began in 1899. Large crowds from North and East Texas and Oklahoma camped here, studying literature and the arts, attending dramas, lectures, concerts, exhibitions. This 2500-seat hall, convertible into an open-air auditorium, was built by Waxahachie Chautauqua Park Association in 1902."
The pavilion was built in the West End Park and the first Chautauqua Assembly in Waxahachie held from July 26 to Aug 6, 1900. The building was closed in closed due to dilapidation in 1971. Efforts were made to save the Chautauqua Auditorium and the decision is made to restore it. The building was placed on the US National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The restoration of the Waxahachie Chautauqua Auditorium was completed in 1975 and the restored Chautauqua Auditorium dedicated July 4. At the time of the renovation a Ticket office and pavilion (small-scale replica of the auditorium) was added.