Charles Playhouse

Charles Playhouse
Charles Playhouse
Charles Playhouse is located in Massachusetts
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates: 42°21′2″N 71°3′56″W / 42.35056°N 71.06556°W / 42.35056; -71.06556Coordinates: 42°21′2″N 71°3′56″W / 42.35056°N 71.06556°W / 42.35056; -71.06556
Built: 1839
Architect: Asher Benjamin
NRHP Reference#: [1]
Added to NRHP: 1980-06-16

The Charles Playhouse is an Off-Broadway theater located at 74 Warrenton St. in Boston, Massachusetts near Beacon Hill. Blue Man Group and Shear Madness currently play there.

The Charles Playhouse was originally designed in 1839 as the Fifth Universalist Church by architect Asher Benjamin. In 1864, it became the second home of Congregation Ohabei Shalom, the first synagogue in Boston, Massachusetts. It was later transformed into a speakeasy called the "The Lido Venice". Charles Playhouse was at 54 Charles Street in Boston, then moved to the current Warrenton Street location.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-05-06. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 


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