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Orpheum Theatre
Photo from the Darren Snow collection
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346-52 N Neil St
Champaign IL 61820
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| Record #9878 |
Opened: 1914
Closed: Yes (date unknown)
Current Use: Museum
Demolished:
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Capacity: 800 seats
Architect(s): Rapp & Rapp
Architectural Style(s): Classical Revival
National Register: 1991
Current Organ: none |
| Also Known As: New Orpheum, Orpheum Childrens Science Museum |
Information for this tour was contributed by Bob Meza. The Orpheum is now a children's science museum. The front lobby and adjacent store front area is a museum for children. The auditorium is still intact, but he seats have been removed.
An unusual design, the theater does not have a balcony, but has many box seats surrounding the for walls of the auditorium at a balcony level. Photos
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1914 advertisement from the Dave Kraft collection. 
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