About Us
The historic Hartland Music Hall was constructed in 1858 to house the First Congregational Church of Hartland. Its original construction cost was $1800.00. It was built by members of that congregation using locally developed materials. The church disbanded in 1923 and the building fell into a state of disrepair.

In 1929, Mr. J. Robert Crouse purchased the building for $500. He retained Dr. Emil Lorch, who was the Dean of the College of Architecture at the University of Michigan, to plan and supervise the renovation of the building. This was done in conjunction with the Hartland Area Project which was conceived by Mr. Crouse as a method of bringing the fine arts to a rural community. A porch was added to the building, a foundation was dug for rehearsal rooms, storage rooms and a pipe organ room. The beautiful Kilgen pipe organ was of great interest to Henry Ford, who wanted to purchase it for his home at Fairlane. Mr. Crouse refused to sell the organ and it still graces the Music Hall.

Throughout the 1930s and 1940s, the Music Hall was used by the Hartland Schools and the Hartland community and it gained a national reputation as a center of music and music education. The building was one of several in Livingston County honored with the stamping of a limited edition pewter plate during the nation's bicentennial celebration. In 1979 the building was declared an official historic site by the Michigan Historical Commission. The Music Hall provides us with a charming and intimate theatre for our productions and we are grateful to call it home.