Liberty Theater Wins 2025 Preservation Excellence in Commercial Award

The Liberty Theater was built in 1893.

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(Lawrenceburg, Ind.) - The historic Liberty Theater is getting noticed. 

Cincinnati Preservation, a nonprofit with a mission to empower and educate people to value, preserve and save Greater Cincinnati’s historic buildings, communities, landscapes and stories, has named the Liberty Theater the recipient of their 2025 Preservation Excellence in Commercial Award. 

Built in 1893 by Lawrenceburg’s vibrant German-American community, the building once known as the Lawrenceburg Liedertafel (or “Song Table”) was a lively hub of music, laughter, and culture. After years of silence, the Liberty Theatre is singing again thanks to restoration led by The Drawing Department and the City of Lawrenceburg.

"This project, honored with the Preservation Excellence in Commercial Award, is a shining example of how vision, expertise, and deep respect for history can breathe new life into a long-forgotten space," reads a statment from Cincinnati Preservation.

Iconic features like the pressed metal cornice, playful crenellations, and minarets were carefully preserved and repainted. Inside, the original old-growth wood stage—once home to polka dancers and yodelers—has been restored with copper plate repairs.

The versatile theater can flip daily from live performance, to wedding receptions, to culinary events, to exhibitions, film, comedy and more.

For more information, visit https://whiskeycityslibertytheater.com/