The Lowell Memorial Auditorium is an indoor auditorium in downtown
Lowell,
Massachusetts
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, in the
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. It is dedicated to local veterans of war.
The 2,800-seat venue was built in 1922 by the architectural firm of
Blackall, Clapp & Whittemore. The exterior walls bear the names of famous generals and battles, with monuments to newer wars on the auditorium's small lawn.
Common events include concerts, comedy acts, large plays, and boxing. Attached to the auditorium is the smaller theatre of the
Merrimack Repertory Theatre
Merrimack Repertory Theatre (MRT) is a non-profit professional theatre located in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA. Known for its productions of contemporary work and world premieres, the company presents a September - May season of seven plays at the N ...
.
In February 2014, an American flag from the Civil War was discovered in the basement.
The flag had been carried by
Solon Perkins, a lieutenant in the 2nd Massachusetts Cavalry Regiment, who was killed in the Battle of Clinton, Louisiana, on June 3, 1863.
It was given to the Lowell Memorial Auditorium in 1929 by Mary Sawyer Knapp,
and now hangs there in the Hall of Flags.
Gallery
File:Lowell Memorial Auditorium; Lowell, MA; north and west (front) sides; 2011-08-20.JPG, Main entrance, north and west sides
File:Lowell Memorial Auditorium main entrance; Lowell, MA; west (front) side; 2011-08-20.JPG, Main entrance, west side
File:LowellMemorialAuditorium.jpg, South side
File:Merrimack Repertory Theatre entrance; Lowell, MA; south side; 2011-08-20.JPG, Merrimack Repertory Theatre entrance, south side
References
External links
Lowell Memorial Auditorium main page
Concert halls in Massachusetts
Theatres in Massachusetts
Performing arts centers in Massachusetts
Buildings and structures in Lowell, Massachusetts
Tourist attractions in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Spanish–American War memorials in the United States
1922 establishments in Massachusetts
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