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Music Hall at Fair Park

Exterior of the venue (c.2009)
Former names	Fair Park Auditorium (1925-57)
Address	909 1st Ave Dallas, TX 75210-1042
Location	Fair Park
Operator	DSM Management Group, Inc.
Capacity	3,420
Construction
Opened	October 10, 1925
Renovated	1954 1972 1999
Construction cost	$500,000 ($8.89 million in 2023 dollars)
Architect	Lang & Witchell
Website
Venue Website
Fair Park Music Hall
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Texas State Antiquities Landmark
Dallas Landmark Historic District Contributing Property
Architectural style	Spanish Colonial Revival
Part of	Texas Centennial Exposition Buildings (1936-1937) (ID86003488)
TSAL No.	8200002125
DLMKHD No.	H/33 (Fair Park)
Significant dates
Designated CP	September 24, 1986
Designated TSAL	January 1, 1984
Designated DLMKHD	March 4, 1987

The Music Hall at Fair Park (originally the Fair Park Auditorium or State Fair Auditorium) is a performing arts theater in Dallas, Texas's Fair Park that opened in 1925.

The building features Spanish Baroque architecture with Moorish influences, including six stair towers topped with cast domes and arcade porches overlooking Fair Park. Air conditioning was installed in 1954, and in 1972, the Hall underwent a remodel that included an expanded lobby and restaurant. It was further refurbished and updated in 1999. Due to its spacious design, the Music Hall is widely recognized as a venue for Broadway musical touring companies and hosts various large-scale public and private events. The Music Hall is currently home to the Dallas Summer Musicals and was home to the Dallas Opera from 1957 to 2009.

In July 2024, as part of 2024 Major League Baseball All-Star Game festivities, Jimmy Kimmel Live originated from the Music Hall.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Dallas County, Texas
• List of Dallas Landmarks

References

1. 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
3. "Ordinance No. 27079" (PDF). City of Dallas. 2008. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
4. Music Hall website Archived 2009-03-01 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 9 May 2011

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