Highland Arts Theatre

Highland Arts Theatre
"The HAT"
	Official logo of the Highland Arts Theatre, designed by Hilary Scott.
	Highland Arts Theatre during a regional broadcast of CBC's Mainstreet for East Coast Music Week, 2016.
Former names	St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church (1910–1925), St. Andrew's United Church (1925–2013)
Address	40 Bentinck Street
Location	Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
Coordinates	46°08′20″N 60°11′38″W / 46.138782°N 60.194000°W
Public transit	Transit Cape Breton; Routes 1, 5 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
Owner	Highland Quality Productions Incorporated
Operator	Highland Arts Theatre Association
Type	Theatre
Genre(s)	live theatre, music, concerts, dance, film
Seating type	Soft seat, reserved seating
Capacity	Theatre: 400~; Concerts: up to 475
Production	HAT 2020 Winter-Spring Season
Construction
Broke ground	April 14, 1910
Built	1910–1911
Opened	June 25, 1911
Renovated	June 3, 2014
Construction cost	$62,945 CAD (1911)
Architect	Samuel G. Curry and William F. Sparling of Toronto (Curry & Sparling)
General contractor	Rhodes Curry Company
Website
	www.highlandartstheatre.com
Nova Scotia Heritage Property Act
Official name	St. Andrew's United Church
Type	Provincial Heritage Property
Designated	29 August 29, 2012
Nova Scotia Heritage Property Act
Official name	St. Andrew's United Church
Type	Municipal Heritage Property
Designated	18 September 2007
Reference no.	9326

The Highland Arts Theatre is a historic building, first constructed as a Presbyterian Church, now operating an arts and culture centre in Sydney, Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada. It was initially constructed as St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church.

In June 2014 St. Andrew's reopened as the Highland Arts Theatre, a live play and film theatre and concert venue located in Sydney's waterfront district.

^ McFayden, E. D. (1948). Past, present, future : Saint Andrew's congregation, United Church of Canada, Sydney, Nova Scotia : A Symposium (booklet). Sydney, Nova Scotia: Lewis R. Macdonald Printing. pp. 10–15.
^ "Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada: SPARLING, William Frederick (1884-1940)". Robert G. Hill, Architect, FRAIC, Author & Editor. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
^ Cite error: The named reference Notice of Registration of Property As a Provincial Heritage Property was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Cite error: The named reference The Canadian Register of Historic Places: St. Andrew's United Church was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Past-Present-Future,_Saint_Andrew's_Congregation-1] McFayden, E. D. (1948). Past, present, future : Saint Andrew's congregation, United Church of Canada, Sydney, Nova Scotia : A Symposium (booklet). Sydney, Nova Scotia: Lewis R. Macdonald Printing. pp. 10–15.

[Biographical_Dictionary_of_Architects_in_Canada:_SPARLING,_William_Frederick_(1884–1940)-2] "Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada: SPARLING, William Frederick (1884-1940)". Robert G. Hill, Architect, FRAIC, Author & Editor. Retrieved April 17, 2016.

[Notice_of_Registration_of_Property_As_a_Provincial_Heritage_Property-3] Cite error: The named reference Notice of Registration of Property As a Provincial Heritage Property was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[The_Canadian_Register_of_Historic_Places:_St._Andrew's_United_Church-4] Cite error: The named reference The Canadian Register of Historic Places: St. Andrew's United Church was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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