Victory Theatre
Victory Theater and Hotel Sonntag | |
NRHP reference No. | 82000124[1] |
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Added to NRHP | July 1, 1982 |
The Victory Theatre is a 1,950-seat venue in Evansville, Indiana. It is home to the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra and also hosts local ballet and modern dance companies, theatre companies, and touring productions.[2]
Opened on June 16, 1921 and originally seating 2,500 patrons, the theater was part of the Sonntag Hotel – Victory Theater complex that was organized by Marcus Sonntag and associates who were stockholders in the American Trust and Savings Bank across Sixth Street from the theater. Along with Frederick H. Gruneberg, St., President of the Consolidated Theaters Corporation, Sonntag and his associates contracted with Hoffman Construction Company to build the theater. It was air conditioned with commercial ice.[3]
The Victory featured a daily program of four
The Victory was designed by architect
It is owned by the City of Evansville and is co-managed with The Ford Center by VenuWorks.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "The Victory Theatre". SMG Evansville. Archived from the original on October 28, 2006. Retrieved November 2, 2006.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved August 1, 2016. Note: This includes Douglas L. Stern and Joan Marchand (October 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Downtown Evansville MRA" (PDF). Retrieved August 1, 2016., Douglas L. Stern and Joan Marchand (October 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Downtown Evansville MRA" (PDF). Retrieved August 1, 2016., and Accompanying photographs
- ^ Topper, Todd. In the Limelight – Historic Theaters of Evansville. Evansville: The Evansville Museum of Arts and Science, 1994, p. 6.
- ^ "Loew's Victory Theater; Victory History". TW Hughes. Retrieved April 12, 2007.
- ^ "The Victory Theater; Evansville, IN". USI art department. Archived from the original on September 26, 2007. Retrieved April 12, 2007.
- ^ "Victory Theatre". Emporis Buildings. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved December 21, 2006.
External links
Media related to Victory Theatre (Evansville) at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Historic Evansville; Victory Theater/Hotel Sonntag
- Victory Theater and Hotel Sonntag, Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana, National Register of Historic Places (1983)