Music Hall at Fair Park
The Music Hall at Fair Park (originally the Fair Park Auditorium or State Fair Auditorium) is a performing arts theater in Dallas, Texas's Fair Park that opened in 1925.[4]
 Exterior of the venue (c.2009) | |
| Former names | Fair Park Auditorium (1925-57) |
|---|---|
| Address | 909 1st Ave Dallas, TX 75210-1042 |
| Location | Fair Park |
| Operator | DSM Management Group, Inc. |
| Capacity | 3,420 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | October 10, 1925 |
| Renovated |
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| Construction cost | $500,000 ($8.54 million in 2022 dollars[1]) |
| Architect | Lang & Witchell |
| Website | |
| Venue Website | |
Fair Park Music Hall | |
| Architectural style | Spanish Colonial Revival |
| Part of | Texas Centennial Exposition Buildings (1936-1937) (ID86003488[2]) |
| TSAL No. | 8200002125 |
| DLMKHD No. | H/33 (Fair Park) |
| Significant dates | |
| Designated CP | September 24, 1986 |
| Designated TSAL | January 1, 1984 |
| Designated DLMKHD | March 4, 1987[3] |
The building is of Spanish Baroque style with Moorish architectural influences, containing six stair towers capped with cast domes and arcade porches overlooking Fair Park. Air conditioning was added in 1954, and in 1972 the Hall was remodeled again with an expanded lobby and restaurant. In 1999 the theater was refurbished and updated. Because of the spacious nature of the Music Hall, the facility is a nationally recognized venue for Broadway musical touring companies and other large-scale public and private functions. The Music Hall is currently home to the Dallas Summer Musicals and was home to the Dallas Opera from 1957 to 2009.
See also
References
- 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved May 28, 2023.
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- "Ordinance No. 27079" (PDF). City of Dallas. 2008. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
- Music Hall website Archived 2009-03-01 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 9 May 2011
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