Lima Memorial Hall
United States historic place
Lima Memorial Hall | |
 Front of Memorial Hall | |
40°44′15″N 84°6′23″W / 40.73750°N 84.10639°W / 40.73750; -84.10639 | |
| Area | 0 acres (0 ha) |
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| Built | 1908 |
| Architect | Dawson & McLaughlin |
| Architectural style | Beaux Arts |
| NRHP reference No. | 79001779[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 7, 1979 |
The Lima Memorial Hall is a historic performing arts center and city hall on the edge of downtown Lima, Ohio, United States.[2] Designed by the architectural company of Dawson & McLaughlin and named for local military veterans, the Beaux-Arts building was built in 1908.[1] A dominating aspect of its architecture is the massive marble staircase that rises from the foyer to a second-floor open balcony.[2]
As a performing arts center, Memorial Hall has hosted concerts by John Philip Sousa's band, Victor Borge, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and singers from the Boston and Chicago opera companies.[2] It no longer serves as the city hall; the municipal offices are now located on Public Square at the center of the city.[3]
The building was featured in the August 1911 issue of The Ohio Architect, Engineer, and Builder magazine "to illustrate the work of the architectural firm, Dawson and McLaughlin....It is a handsome example of Beaux Arts Classicism."[4]
In 1979, Memorial Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1] Both its architecture and its contribution to local history were significant enough to qualify it for listing by themselves.[4] As of 1979, the building had not ever been expanded, but its entry doors and its windows were all replaced in 1971.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b c Owen, Lorrie K., ed. Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places. Vol. 1. St. Clair Shores: Somerset, 1999, 12.
- ^ City Hall, City of Lima. Accessed 2010-05-03.
- ^ a b c Mary Ann Brown (August 1978). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Lima Memorial Hall / Allen County Memorial. NARA. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
External links
Media related to Lima Memorial Hall at Wikimedia Commons
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