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Visitors Guide to
the
Haskell Playhouse
1211 Henry Street
Alton, Illinois
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"This unique Queen Anne style playhouse was built in 1885 for five year old
Lucy J. Haskell, daughter of Dr. William A. and Florence Hayner Haskell. It is
believed Lucy's grandfather, John E. Hayner, commissioned prominent local
architect, Lucas J. Pfeiffenberger, to design the playhouse. In 1889, at age
nine, Lucy died of diphtheria. After Florence Haskell's death in 1932, the
Haskell family gave the estate to the City of Alton for educational and
recreational purposes. The playhouse was to be retained in memory of Lucy J.
Haskell. Designated a National Register Historic Landmark in 1974."
Above text from the Illinois State Historical Marker
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