The Music Hall

Portsmouth, NH

The Portsmouth Music Hall (1878) is the oldest theater in New Hampshire, second-oldest in New England, and designated an “American Treasure” by the U.S. Senate in the Save America’s Treasures Program administered by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the National Park Service. As part of a multi-phased restoration of the Music Hall, EverGreene performed preliminary investigations, a mock-up sample of the full proscenium, and the restoration of the targeted 1901 decorative scheme, including the plaster, decorative painting, and recreation of the proscenium mural.

Architect: John W. Merkle, AIA

Auditorium after restoration

Auditorium after restoration

Exposure window on main ceiling

Auditorium before restoration



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