Harlan Hall

Harlan Hall is a historic opera house located at 603 Locust St. in Marshall, Illinois. The opera house opened in 1872 to provide a venue for theatrical performances in Marshall. The building has an Italianate design with tall, narrow windows, wide bracketed eaves, and a steeply sloping roof. Both local and traveling theatrical acts performed in the theater, which also hosted concerts, public meetings, and other events. The opera house had a livery stable on its first floor for its patrons' horses, an unusual feature for contemporary theaters. In 1904, B. F. Johnson purchased the building and converted it to a movie theater; while it still served as a civic auditorium, the building no longer showed theatrical performances after this point. The building has since held a Moose Lodge, and its first floor has been converted to a commercial space.[2]

Harlan Hall
Location603 Locust St., Marshall, Illinois
Coordinates39°23′22″N 87°41′42″W
Arealess than one acre
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.01001309[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 29, 2001
Harlan Hall in 2015

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 29, 2001.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Macey, Damian T. (June 28, 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Harlan Hall" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved March 10, 2014.


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