ID: 700088423 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700088423	Record Type: Built Work

Helen Hayes Theater (theater (building); Ingalls, Harry Creighton; Hoffman, F. Burrall (Francis Burra...; 1912; New York (New York, United States, North and Central America...)

Note: The Little Theater was built in 1912 by architects Harry Creighton Ingalls and Francis Burrall Hoffman, featuring neo-Colonial styling. It is located at 238-244 West 44th Street, New York, and was commissioned by Winthrop Ames, a Broadway producer whose architectural background and theatrical knowledge allowed him to contribute to the theater's design. From 1917 to 1920, the theater was remodeled by architect Herbert J. Krapp. Additionally, after being sold in July 1983, the Little Theater was renamed the Helen Hayes Theater.

Titles:

Helen Hayes Theater (preferred,C,U,undetermined,,N)

Little Theater (H,U,English-P,,N)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

theater (building) [300007117] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, performing arts structures, performing arts buildings)

Classifications:

architecture (preferred)

Creation Date: 1912

Creator Display:

Ingalls, Harry Creighton; Hoffman, F. Burrall (Francis Burrall), 1882-1980; Krapp, Herbert J.; Ames, Winthrop, 1870-1937 [preferred,BWR]

Ingalls, Harry Creighton (architect, active in United States) [500518015]

Hoffman, F. Burrall (American architect, 1882-1980) [500017733]

Krapp, Herbert J. (American architect, 1887-1973) [500071169]

Ames, Winthrop, 1870-1937 (architect, active in United States in 1912) [500513056]

Locations:

Current: New York [7007567] (Geographic)

Display Materials: unavailable

Dimensions: unavailable

General Subject:

architecture (preferred,isness,undetermined)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Built Works

.......... Built Works by class: recreational and entertainment structures

Sources and Contributors:
Helen Hayes Theater	........ [VP,BWR]
	........ BWR database (2010-)
Little Theater	........ [BWR,VP]
	........ BWR database (2010-) BWR3793942

Subject: ....... [VP,BWR]

....................... BWR database (2010-) BWR3793942

....................... BWR-01 Data Reconciliation (2020-2021)

....................... BWR SSID (2010-) 3793942

....................... BWR DSSC ID (2010-) 63225

....................... Harvard Library BWR contribution (2010-) U584264

Note:
English	..... [VP,BWR]
	..... NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission (n.d.) Accessed 2/3/2025
	..... BWR database (2010-)