The Grand Old Lady of Locust Street
E706708
The Grand Old Lady of Locust Street is the historic Academy of Music in Philadelphia, one of the oldest continually operating opera houses in the United States.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
opera house
ⓘ
performing arts venue ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Academy of Music
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Academy of Music (Philadelphia) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architect |
Gustavus Runge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Napoleon LeBrun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Italianate architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Music venues completed in 1857
ⓘ
National Historic Landmarks in Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Opera houses in Pennsylvania ⓘ Theatres in Philadelphia ⓘ |
| city | Philadelphia ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1855 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse |
home of the Philadelphia Ballet
ⓘ
venue for concerts and special events ⓘ venue for touring Broadway productions ⓘ |
| formerUse | home of the Philadelphia Orchestra ⓘ |
| hasBalconies | yes ⓘ |
| hasFunction | cultural landmark ⓘ |
| hasMainFacadeOn | South Broad Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNickName | The Grand Old Lady of Locust Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOrchestraPit | yes ⓘ |
| hasProsceniumStage | yes ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pennsylvania
ⓘ
Philadelphia ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedNear | Locust Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | South Broad Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalHistoricLandmarkDesignationDate | 1962 ⓘ |
| nationalRegisterOfHistoricPlacesListingDate | 1966 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the oldest continually operating opera houses in the United States
ⓘ
historic interior and auditorium ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1857-01-26 ⓘ |
| originalOwner | Philadelphia Academy of Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Kimmel Cultural Campus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Avenue of the Arts, Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Center City, Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | approximately 2900 ⓘ |
| state | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| use |
concert venue
ⓘ
opera house ⓘ theater ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.