Shakespeare Hall (also known as Ballou, Johnson & Nichols; Sprague—Knight Building) is an historic commercial building at 128 Dorrance Street in downtown Providence, Rhode Island. It is a six-story masonry structure, originally built as a three-story Greek Revival structure in 1838 to a design by Tallman & Bucklin. Its main facade has retained the massive granite pilasters and five-bay configuration from this period. Originally built to house a theater, the building suffered a massive fire in 1844, leaving only its exterior shell standing. It was afterward rebuilt to its present height, and a separate brick building at its rear was incorporated into its structure in the late 19th century. It was used as a warehouse in the 1860s, and has also housed light industrial operations.[2] Today, the building is used largely for law office space.
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| Location | Providence, Rhode Island |
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| Coordinates | 41°49′20″N 71°24′36″W / 41.82222°N 71.41000°W |
| Built | 1838 |
| Architect | Tallman & Bucklin |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| Part of | Downtown Providence Historic District (ID84001967) |
| NRHP reference No. | 79000002 [1] |
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| Added to NRHP | June 18, 1979 |
| Designated CP | February 10, 1984 |
The hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Shakespeare Hall" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved October 29, 2014.