Hanover Academy in Trenton in Mercer County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Taylor Opera House

Photographed by Gary Nigh, December 2007

1. Taylor Opera House Marker

Inscription. Trenton’s first theater, built here in 1867, presented everyone from Mark Twain and Ethel Barrymore to George M. Cohan before its 1921 conversion to a movie and vaudeville palace as the Capital Theatre. Governors George B. McClellan (1877) and Woodrow Wilson (1910) were both nominated and inaugurated here.

Erected 1990 by Kiwanis Club of Trenton.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #28 Woodrow Wilson series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1867.

Location. 40° 13.173′ N, 74° 45.841′ W. Marker is in Trenton, New Jersey, in Mercer County. It is in Hanover Academy. It is at the intersection of South Broad Street and Windsor Alley, on the right when traveling north on South Broad Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Trenton NJ 08608, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Jersey

and in Greater Princeton.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Second Battle of Trenton (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mill Hill Park (about 300 feet away); Historic Downtown Trenton (about 300 feet away); Old City Hall (about 300 feet away); Revolutionary War Patriots

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(about 300 feet away); The First Presbyterian Church (about 300 feet away); First Presbyterian Churchyard (about 300 feet away); Rev. John Rosbrugh (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Trenton.

Photographed by Gary Nigh, December 2007

2. Taylor Opera House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 5, 2007, by Gary Nigh of Trenton, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 2,764 times since then and 80 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 5, 2007, by Gary Nigh of Trenton, New Jersey. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.