Walnut Street Theatre
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Walnut Street Theatre in 2024 | |
| Address | 825 Walnut Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States |
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| Public transit | 9th-10th & Locust: |
Walnut Street Theatre | |
| Coordinates | 39°56′54″N 75°9′20″W / 39.94833°N 75.15556°W |
| Built | 1809 |
| Architectural style | Classical revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000693 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
| Designated NHL | December 29, 1962 |
| Designated PHMC | September 25, 1996 |
| Owner | Walnut Street Theatre Company (non-profit) |
| Designation | National Historic Landmark |
| Capacity | 1,054 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1809 |
| Rebuilt | 1828, John Haviland 1903, Willis Hale 1920, William H. Lee |
| Architect | William Strickland |
| Website | |
| walnutstreettheatre.org | |
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Walnut Street Theatre, founded in 1808 at 825 Walnut Street, on the corner of S. 9th Street in the Washington Square West neighborhood of Philadelphia, is the oldest operating theatre in the United States.
The venue is operated by Walnut Street Theatre Company, a non-profit organization, and has three stages: the Mainstage, for the company's primary and larger productions, the Independence Studio on 3, a studio located on the building's third floor for smaller productions, and the Studio 5 on the fifth floor, which is rented out for independent productions.