Holland Theater
The Holland Theatre was a movie theater that operated in Bellefontaine, Ohio, United States. Like many historic theaters, the Holland ultimately went out of business after a newer, more technologically advanced cinema, was introduced to the town. However, after several renovations to the Holland Theater, it is now fully operational as a multi-use venue for on stage performances, and feature films as of 2019. History Built in 1931, the Holland Theatre was designed by Peter Hulsken, a Dutch immigrant to Lima, Ohio. Construction was completed by the Hossler Brothers of Tiffin, Ohio for the cost of $150,000. The exterior has a Flemish-style stepped-gable facade and uses Dutch cross bond brick. In the interior, the lobby has a beamed ceiling, slate floors, and rough walls. The foyer contains a 17th-century Dutch landscape that lined both interior sidewalls of the theater including windmills that slowly turned modeled after his hometown of Arnhem, Holland. Individuals associated with the theater believe that it is the only atmospheric theater in the United States built in a primarily Dutch style of architecture. The Holland originally had the capability for both cinema and stage plays but was eventually converted to a 5 screen multiplex, with the "main"