Playmakers Theatre
United States historic place in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Added to the National Register in 1971, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Playmakers Theatre, originally Smith Hall, is a historic academic building on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Built in 1850, it was designated a National Historic Landmark for its architecture, as an important example of Greek Revival architecture by Alexander Jackson Davis. It is now a secondary venue of the performing company, which is principally located at the Paul Green Theatre in the Joan H. Gillings Center for Dramatic Art.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | Cameron Ave., University of North Carolina campus, Chapel Hill, NC |
| County | Orange County |
| Listed | Jun 24, 1971 |
| Reference number | 71000605 |
| Architect | Alexander Jackson Davis |
| Type of place | theatre building, university building |
| Style | Neoclassical architecture |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Cameron Ave., University of North Carolina campus, Chapel Hill, NC |
| Coordinates | 35.90670, -79.05019 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Guilford Courthouse National Military Park · 47 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Crosswinds Campgrounds 12 mi |
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Nearby in Orange County
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Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 71000605. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.