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| Location | Winter Park,Florida |
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| Coordinates | 28°35′33″N81°20′53″W / 28.59250°N 81.34806°W /28.59250; -81.34806 |
| Built | 1932 |
| NRHP reference No. | 98000863[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 15, 1998 |
TheAnnie Russell Theatre is a historictheater inWinter Park,Florida,United States. The theatre was named after theEnglish-born actressAnnie Russell. It was designed by theGerman-bornarchitect Richard Kiehnel ofKiehnel and Elliott and constructed in 1931. It is located on the premises ofRollins College. On July 15, 1998, it was added to theU.S.National Register of Historic Places.
Russell emigrated to theUnited States when at an early age. After a lengthy acting career inNew York City, she relocated toNew Jersey when she retired, however quickly changed her mind and moved to Winter Park in 1923. Shortly thereafter, she began teaching at Rollins College, continuing to do so until she died of lung disease in 1936.
The theatre is rumored to be haunted. Visitors to the theatre have claimed to have seen a female apparition in the second story changing room. However, due to recent structural modifications, this room can no longer be accessed.|[2]
