Abigail Harding Lewis Auditorium

Making Memories

Community members, civic organizations, and non-profit and business leaders are invited to rent the Abigail Harding Lewis Auditorium.

From baby showers to class reunions, birthday parties to family gatherings, and board meetings to retreats, the Auditorium comfortably seats 125 and features round and rectangular tables to accommodate your specific needs – at no extra charge.

Surveys from past renters indicate they appreciate the “cleanliness, friendliness and affordability” when renting the Auditorium. When you rent with us, you’re helping a local nonprofit with ongoing expenses associated with preserving and protecting the historic Barlow Home.

Whether it’s a birthday, anniversary, class reunion, board meeting or family gathering, the Abigail Harding Lewis Auditorium – named for President Warren G. Harding’s sister – can help you create lasting memories.

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Auditorium Features

Event space measuring 52' x 36', plus "common area" (approximately 25' x 13' between restrooms)

10 round tables, each seating 8 people comfortably

Nine rectangular 8' tables and five 6' long tables, each seating 8-10 people comfortably

75 silver Chiavari chairs and 50 cushioned chairs

Seat cushions for Chiavari chairs and white coverings for cushioned chairs (rentable for $1/each)

Kitchenette with refrigerator, warming oven, coffee pots, prep space, serving window

Wheelchair accessible restroom w/baby changing table

Outdoor entrance ramp

Complementary WiFi

A/V projector and sound system (a la carte rental)

Look Inside

Our Auditorium is named in honor of Abigail "Daisy" Harding, sister of President Warren G Harding and wife of Ralph T. Lewis, who was a longtime Marion Women's Club Member.

The auditorium is home to "The Muses," an original bas relief sculpture by Hermon Atkins MacNeil, a noted professor at Cornell University. The sculpture was donated to the Women's Club from the Marion Public Library when the library moved from its original site on South Main Street to its current location on East Center Street.

Many renters choose to use this backdrop as the "focal point" for their table layout/setup.