Dar Constitution Hall Guide
DAR constitutional hall is a Registered National Historic landmark of Washington, DC. It is used for concerts, Toring Broadway shows, family shows, and the Washington edition of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Famous architect, John Russell Pope structured the Constitution Hall, and is a monumental neoclassical design constructed of Alabama limestone The building houses the largest auditorium in the District and was completed in 1929. It was built by the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), to have their annual Continental Congress and other activities but also catered as an unofficial cultural center approximately forty years.
The building houses the largest auditorium in the District and was completed in 1929. It was built by the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), to have their annual Continental Congress and other activities but also catered as an unofficial cultural center approximately forty years. The building was central to Civil Rights crisis when hall was denied to African American singer Marion Anderson in 1939. The meet place for DAR conferences, it was the site of the Washington Arms Limitation Conference in 1921-22, one of the most significant international effort to reduce worldwide tension through disarmament and mutual pledges of arbitration. Almost all of US presidents have been attending events at the constitutional Hall since Calvin Coolidge.
- The first musical event in the hall was held on November 2, 1929 and featured Anna Case, Efrem Zimbalist, Sophie Braslau, and Hans Barth.
- The National Geographic Film Series was presented at the Hall for over 40 years.
- It was in this constitutional hall that Eddie Murphy Delirious was first screened in 1983.
- During World War II the DAR loaned their complex of buildings to the Red Cross to support the war effort
Every year, over 600,000 people cross the doors of this largest concert hall. It seats 3,974–2,494 on risers and 1,480 on the floor. Addition of seats is located on 52 boxes separating the main floor from the risers. The theatre caters only as a performance place, and the event managers look ticketing. The hall is open to public only during performances.