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Hilberry Theatre

 
 
Hilberry Theatre marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Joel S., June 4, 2015
1. Hilberry Theatre marker
Inscription.
This structure was completed in 1917 for the First Church of Christ, Scientist. Field, Hinchman and Smith - predecessor to the architectural firm of Smith, Hinchman and Grylls - designed it in a Classical Roman Ionic style. In 1961 Wayne State University acquired the building and converted the auditorium into an open stage theatre. Named after the president of the university, Clarence B. Hilberry, the theater was created to house a graduate repertory company, which opened its first season in 1964.
 
Erected 1982. (Marker Number L1037.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, MusicChurches & ReligionEntertainment. In addition, it is included in the Michigan Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1917.
 
Location. 42° 21.265′ N, 83° 3.96′ W. Marker is in Detroit, Michigan, in Wayne County. It is in Midtown. Marker is at the intersection of Cass Avenue and West Hancock Street on Cass Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4754 Cass Avenue, Detroit MI 48201, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Mackenzie House (a few steps from this marker); Thompson Home (within shouting distance of this marker); Wayne State University
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(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Unitarian Universalist Church (about 500 feet away); First Congregational Church of Detroit (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cathedral Church of St. Paul / Interfaith Emergency Center (approx. 0.2 miles away); David Whitney, Jr. Residence (approx. ¼ mile away); West Canfield Historic District (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Detroit.
 
Also see . . .  Hilberry Theatre. Historic Detroit website entry (Submitted on April 20, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 
 
Hilberry Theatre and marker (from Cass Avenue) image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Joel S., June 4, 2015
2. Hilberry Theatre and marker (from Cass Avenue)
Hilberry Theatre from West Hancock Street image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Joel S., June 4, 2015
3. Hilberry Theatre from West Hancock Street
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 18, 2015, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. This page has been viewed 354 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on June 18, 2015, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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