Schieffelin Hall
Built in 1881 by Albert Schieffelin, brother of town founder Ed Schieffelin, and William Harwood, Schieffelin Hall opened June 8, 1881, as a first-class opera house, theater, and civic meeting place seating roughly 575, and it remains the largest standing adobe structure in the American Southwest. Intended as a refined alternative to rowdier venues like the Bird Cage, it carries a steady haunted reputation as one of the town's more overlooked yet active buildings. People inside report sounds of chains dragging on the wooden floors and other unexplained noises, often during evening events and even during the City Council meetings still held in the hall. Activity is said to concentrate backstage near the old dressing rooms, where the resident spirits are believed to be former performers; one of the best-known is described as an actress in a scarlet dress. Fully restored, it continues to host plays, gatherings, and civic functions.
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