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The Hippodrome Theatre or Wabash Theatre is a historic theater in Terre Haute, Indiana, USA. Theater manager Theodore W. Barhydt decided to build a theater in the area and enlisted the help of noted theater architect John Eberson to design the building. The German Renaissance structure officially opened on February 15, 1915, with a grand opening celebrat…
The Hippodrome Theatre or Wabash Theatre is a historic theater in Terre Haute, Indiana, USA. Theater manager Theodore W. Barhydt decided to build a theater in the area and enlisted the help of noted theater architect John Eberson to design the building. The German Renaissance structure officially opened on February 15, 1915, with a grand opening celebration attended by local dignitaries such as Indiana governor Samuel M. Ralston and vaudeville moguls like Joseph M. Finn, Marcus Heiman, and Asher Levy.
  • Location: 727 Ohio St, Terre Haute, Indiana · United States
  • Built: 1915
  • Architect: John Eberson
  • Architectural style: German Renaissance
  • NRHP reference No.: 83000110
  • Added to NRHP: June 30, 1983
Data from: en.wikipedia.org