Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center Old Saybrook Ct United States
| Quondam Saybrook Town Hall and Theater | |
| U.Southward. National Register of Celebrated Places | |
 The Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Centre in 2011 | |
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| Location | 300 Main St., Old Saybrook, Connecticut |
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| Coordinates | 41°17′26″N 72°23′11″W / 41.29056°Northward 72.38639°W / 41.29056; -72.38639 Coordinates: 41°17′26″N 72°23′11″W / 41.29056°N 72.38639°Westward / 41.29056; -72.38639 |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Congenital | 1910-eleven |
| Congenital by | William L. Roe Jr. |
| Architect | James Sweeney |
| Architectural way | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP referenceNo. | 07000558[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 21, 2007 |
The Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, known as The Kate, is a performing arts center in Quondam Saybrook, Connecticut that opened in 2009. It is named for Katharine Hepburn, the 4-time Academy Award winning actress and Old Saybrook's most celebrated resident.
The Kate is a non-profit performing arts arrangement located in a celebrated theater/town hall on Master Street in Old Saybrook. Originally opened in 1911 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Middle has been renovated with public funds from the Town of Old Saybrook and donations raised by the Trustees of the Kate. It includes a 285-seat theater and the Katharine Hepburn Museum. Every bit befits an organization built-in of such a public/individual partnership, programming is eclectic, offering something for all ages and attracts patrons from throughout Connecticut and the region. The Kate presents more than 250 performances and events each year, including music, theater, comedy, flick, simulcasts of the Metropolitan Opera, and dance, as well every bit host arts teaching programs for children and youth.
The Katharine Hepburn Museum presents an authentic view of the cultural and historical impact of Miss Hepburn and her family. In addition to many photographs from Katharine Hepburn'southward life and career, the exhibit features her 1975 Primetime Emmy Award, examples of letters written to her family during the early years of her career, costume and personal wardrobe pieces, and 2 of her paintings, including a self-portrait. The Kate often entertains offers for donations to add to the collection.
The building in which the venue is housed dates from circa 1910 and was listed on the National Annals of Historic Places in 2007 as Old Saybrook Town Hall and Theater. The property is also known equally The Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Eye and Theater.[1]
The 285-seat theater had the blessing of the Hepburn Estate and the actress's family. Cynthia McFadden of ABC News, an executor of the Hepburn Estate, was an honorary capital campaign committee member. Hepburn'southward blood brother-in-law, Ellsworth Grant, was instrumental in helping the Board of Trustees honor the actress with his cognition of Hepburn and her family. Grant was an author and former Mayor of West Hartford, Connecticut.
Former Connecticut Governor Thousand. Jodi Rell said the following well-nigh the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Eye: "It is my pleasure to recognize that 1 of Connecticut's ain is being honored in the naming of an celebrated building that volition perpetuate her legacy. Katharine Hepburn contributed much in her long career in film and theater, not only to Connecticut, merely throughout the world. To recall her in this style is well-nigh plumbing equipment and I salute the efforts of all those involved."
Connecticut U.Due south. Senator Christopher Dodd had also recognized the theater in saying: "I commend anybody participating in this thousand attempt to restore the onetime Boondocks Hall building in Old Saybrook to create in its place the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, I'm honored that I can lend my proper name in support of what volition be a meaningful and inspiring tribute to our Connecticut treasure, Katharine Hepburn."
The building was designed by New London architect James Sweeney, and "is a fine example of the Colonial Revival Style." The general contractor was William L. Roe Jr., also of New London.[2]
See besides [edit]
- National Register of Celebrated Places listings in Middlesex Canton, Connecticut
References [edit]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March xiii, 2009.
- ^ Kate One thousand. Ohno (August 2006). "NRHP Inventory-Nomination: Old Saybrook Town Hall and Theater / The Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Eye and Theatre". National Park Service. and Accompanying seven photos, exterior and interior, from 2006
External links [edit]
- Official web site & weblog
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katharine_Hepburn_Cultural_Arts_Center