Wilmington City Hall-Thalian Hall, 102 North Third Street, Wilmington, New Hanover County, NC
Summary
Significance: Wilmington City Hall/Thalian Hall has housed city government and community theater continuously since 1855. Designed by John Montague Trimble, the building is of restrained, neo-classical design with flamboyant Victorian Italianate details typical of Wilmington architecture of this period. Thalian Hall survives today as the best example of 19th century theater architecture in North Carolina, and one of the few remaining examples in the nation. City Hall/Thalian Hall is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Survey number: HABS NC-7
Building/structure dates: 1855 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 70000464
Tags
city and town halls
theaters
municipal government
theatrical productions
corinthian order
porticoes porches
galleries rooms and spaces
auditoriums
italianate architectural elements
wilmington beach
wilmington
hall thalian
wilmington city hall thalian hall
north third street
hanover
new hanover county
new city hall
north carolina
city hall
william j boney
joan c geiszler
historic american buildings survey
james francis post
john montague trimble
photo
ultra high resolution
high resolution
united states history
auditorium
performing arts
theatre hall
library of congress
national register of historic places
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Trimble, John Montague
Post, James Francis
Boney, William J, photographer
Geiszler, Joan C, historian
Location
Wilmington Beach
,
34.23714, -77.94562
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html