Hoosier Theatre

The Hoosier Theatre is a 225-seat historic theatre located at 209 Ferry Street in Vevay, Switzerland County, Indiana. It was built in 1837 as a warehouse and store to serve the town's large Ohio River traffic. Over the years it has housed a saddlery, the local post office, a tavern, the offices of the Vevay Newspaper, and a theatre, which it became in 1926. It was abandoned in 1955 and sat vacant until 1983, when Historic Vevay, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation was formed to purchase and restore the building. It re-opened in 1987 and continues to operate.[2][3]

This article is about the theater in Vevay, Indiana. For the theater in Whiting, Indiana, see Hoosier Theater Building.
Old Hoosier Theatre
Hoosier Theater, Principal Facade
Hoosier Theatre is located in Indiana
Hoosier Theatre
Hoosier Theatre is located in the United States
Hoosier Theatre
LocationCheapside and Ferry Sts., Vevay, Indiana
Coordinates38°44′50″N 85°4′1″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1837 (1837)
Built byCulbertson & Plew
Architectural styleRenaissance, Federal
NRHP reference No.82000077[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 1, 1982

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Vevay Entertainment". Archived from the original on 2007-07-29. Retrieved 2007-09-30.
  3. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Fiddlin' Joy Sibey (October 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Old Hoosier Theatre" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01.


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