The Footlight Club at Eliot Hall in Jamaica Plain

Built in 1831, Eliot Hall is an architecturally notable Greek Revival building in the heart of Boston's Jamaica Plain Neighborhood. Originally Eliot Hall was a town meeting place and then parish hall for the nearby Unitarian Church. For over 130 years it has been the home of The Footlight Club, America's oldest community theater. In 1889 Club members collectively purchased the building which was slated for demolition. Thirty-eight year later The Footlight Club was incorporated as a non-profit organization; it members retain ownership of Eliot Hall today. In 1988 Eliot hall was listed in The National Register of Historic Places.