Eliot Hall (Jamaica Plain, Boston)
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Eliot Hall is a historic building at 7A Eliot Street in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
, a neighborhood of Boston
. It is sometimes referred to as “The Footlight Club
”, after “America’s oldest community theatre”, which owns and operates out of the building.
Originally built in 1832, the hall was slated for demolition by the time the club’s members purchased it in 1889. Since then it has served for over a century as the organization’s home and performance venue. The Trustees of Eliot Hall were formed by the group in the 1980s to oversee renovations to the deteriorating building, saving it from closure, and in 1988 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places
.
Currently, the hall is used as the offices and performance space of The Footlight Club, and is rented out by the club for private functions.
Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
Jamaica Plain is a historic neighborhood of in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded by Boston Puritans seeking farm land to the south, it was originally part of the city of Roxbury...
, a neighborhood of Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
. It is sometimes referred to as “The Footlight Club
Footlight Club
The Footlight Club is the oldest continuously-running community theatre group in the United States of America, having performed every year since 1877...
”, after “America’s oldest community theatre”, which owns and operates out of the building.
Originally built in 1832, the hall was slated for demolition by the time the club’s members purchased it in 1889. Since then it has served for over a century as the organization’s home and performance venue. The Trustees of Eliot Hall were formed by the group in the 1980s to oversee renovations to the deteriorating building, saving it from closure, and in 1988 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
.
Currently, the hall is used as the offices and performance space of The Footlight Club, and is rented out by the club for private functions.