The Hippodrome Theatre or Wabash Theatre is a historic theater in

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, USA. Theater manager Theodore W. Barhydt decided to build a theater in the area and enlisted the help of noted theater architect

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to design the building. The

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structure officially opened on February 15, 1915, with a grand opening celebration attended by local dignitaries such as Indiana governor

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and vaudeville moguls like Joseph M. Finn, Marcus Heiman, and Asher Levy. ''Note:'' This includes and The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

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Theatres on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Renaissance Revival architecture in Indiana Theatres completed in 1915 Buildings and structures in Vigo County, Indiana National Register of Historic Places in Vigo County, Indiana {{VigoCountyIN-NRHP-stub