The Kerredge Theatre was a theatre located in the 1st block of East Quincy Street in Hancock, Michigan, next to the Scott Hotel. [1] It was built by William and Ray Kerredge and completed by Fall 1902. [1] The theatre hosted many vaudeville groups [1] and could accommodate 1250 patrons. [2] The theatre was fronted by a circular balcony. [1] [2] The Kerredge Theatre was built in response to the construction two years earlier of The Calumet Theatre in Calumet, Michigan. [2]
At some point, the Kerredge was converted into a movie theater. [3]
The building caught fire around 2am [3] and burned to the ground in the early morning of May 29, 1959. [1] The efforts of fire crews prevented direct fire damage to the neighboring Scott Hotel, but it suffered an estimated $100,000 (1959 US dollars) of smoke and water damage. [3] No injuries occurred. [3]
References
- ^ a b c d e "(New) Kerredge Theatre". City of Hancock. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
- ^ a b c Thurner, Arthur W. (1994). Strangers and sojourners: a history of Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula. Wayne State University Press. p. 176. ISBN 9780814323960.
- ^ a b c d "Theater at Hancock is Burned Down". The Owosso Argus-Press. Associated Press. May 27, 1959. Retrieved March 22, 2012.
External links
- Image of the Kerredge Theatre, Michigan Tech Archives
- Remains of the theatre after it burned down, Michigan Tech Archives