Boal Mansion
The collection on display includes the admiral's desk of Christopher Columbus, a lock of hair of Napoleon, two pieces of the true cross of Jesus and the carriages, tools and weapons of eight generations of Boals. Also on the property is the 16th century Columbus Chapel, which was imported from Spain in 1909; an 1898 hipped-roof carriage house; a silo and Boal Barn, previously a summer theater; a stone smoke house; and two outdoor fireplaces. The house, open as a historic house museum, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
Nittany Theatre at the Barn
The Barn housed a theatre on the Boal Mansion property which was used as a playhouse during the summer months by the Nittany Theatre. There were usually around six plays or musicals each summer with professional and local actors and actresses, as well as smaller theater projects. Penn State playwrights have also had premieres, read-throughs and dress rehearsals at the Barn.
Gallery
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The 1898 carriage house
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The 1909 Christopher Columbus chapel
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The barn
References
- ^ "National Register Information System – (#78002361)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2011-11-09. Note: This includes "National Register of Historical Places" (PDF). PENNDOT. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ "Home". NITTANY THEATRE. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
External links
- Official website
- Lu Donnelly et al., "Boal House", Boalsburg, Pennsylvania, SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/PA-01-CE14.
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-6735, "Boal Mansion"