West Virginia Historic Theatre Trail brochure

Municipal Auditorium224-232 Virginia St. E., Charleston, WV304.345.1500www.charlestonauditorium.com13The Auditorium is a monolithic concrete and steelstructure completed in 1939 as a Public WorksAdministration (PWA) project and designed by localarchitect Alphonso Wysong. The classic styling ofthe “Art Deco Grande Dame,” has a high level ofarchitectural integrity, enduring functionality andaffiliation with the New Deal-era. As Charleston’spremier playhouse, it is a venue for musical andtheatrical shows, concerts and other performances.The Auditorium has made a substantial and lastingcontribution to the area’s cultural heritage for sevendecades. Among its famous guests, PresidentHarry Truman “gave them hell” in a campaignspeech that was a live national radio broadcast onOctober 1, 1948. (Listed NRHP 1999)REGION 3 | WESTMunicipal Auditorium