Orpheum Theatre (Champaign, Illinois)
New Orpheum Theatre | |
(2012) | |
| Location | 346–352 N. Neil St. Champaign, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 40°7′10″N 88°14′33″W / 40.11944°N 88.24250°W |
| Built | 1914 |
| Architect | Rapp & Rapp |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 91000085 |
| Added to NRHP | February 28, 1991 |
The Orpheum Theater opened in Champaign, Illinois in 1914 on the site of a vaudeville theater built in 1904. Designed by the architectural firm Rapp & Rapp, the Orpheum (also known as The New Orpheum) was built to accommodate both live vaudeville performances and the projection of film. After a series of renovations and changes of ownership, the Orpheum screened its final film in 1986.
Preserved from demolition in 1991, the Orpheum is now home to a children's museum, the Orpheum Children's Science Museum, and is undergoing restoration.