National Register of Historic Places

Taylorville Chautauqua Auditorium

Taylorville, Christian County, Illinois
Listed
January 21, 1988
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
87002519

About this property

The Taylorville Chautauqua Auditorium is a Chautauqua auditorium located in Manners Park in Taylorville, Illinois. The auditorium was built in 1916 to house Chautauqua assemblies in Taylorville. Chautauqua was an adult educational movement which sent lecturers, educators, and musicians to assemblies in towns throughout the country during the early 20th century. In Taylorville, Chautauqua assemblies met eight days each year from 1914 through 1928. Lecturers and entertainers who came to the Chautauqua in Taylorville include William Howard Taft, William Jennings Bryan, Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan, Billy Sunday, Irvin S. Cobb, Alvin York, Harry Lauder, and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The auditorium is a sixteen-sided structure built by the Decatur Bridge Company. An octahedral cupola rests atop the main roof. The roof is mainly supported by triangular steel trusses; its only other supports are a single central post and a ring of posts along the outer edge. The auditorium was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 21, 1988.

Location

Taylorville, Christian County, Illinois
39.53967, -89.29585

Categories

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Sources

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When was Taylorville Chautauqua Auditorium listed on the National Register?

Taylorville Chautauqua Auditorium was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 21, 1988.

What type of historic resource is Taylorville Chautauqua Auditorium?

Taylorville Chautauqua Auditorium is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Taylorville Chautauqua Auditorium is recorded as the industrial era.

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