Ramsdell Theatre
Ramsdell Theatre | |
| Location | 101 Maple St, Manistee, Michigan |
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| Coordinates | 44°14′45.06″N 86°19′25.74″W / 44.2458500°N 86.3238167°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1902—1903 |
| Architect | Solon Spencer Beman |
| Architectural style | possible Colonial Revival architecture or Greek Revival architecture |
| NRHP reference No. | 72000640 |
| Added to NRHP | January 13, 1972 |
The Ramsdell Theatre is a historic playhouse theater building and opera house at 101 Maple Street in downtown Manistee, Michigan. The building was financed by local businessman and politician Thomas Jefferson Ramsdell and was built in 1902. It replaced the town's two previous opera houses which had been destroyed by fire, one in 1882 and the other in 1900. Besides producing plays the facility was later used as a movie theater. James Earl Jones started his acting career at the theater as an actor and stage manager.