[3]: 47  The Board of Commissioners for Porter County, who manage and maintain the structure, restored the hall in 1998, and established a new community theatre troupe and public management for touring productions, allowing the building to continue to be used as a theatrical and assembly facility as originally intended.

It was restored in 1998.Today, the Memorial Theatre Company produces six theatrical performances each year and host community concerts and other events.

The ground floor of the bay is occupied by a broad, low-springing arch, formed by seven header courses of brick with rock-face limestone springers.

Above the entrance is a recessed panel on a stone sill with the inscription, "1883, Memorial Hall, A monument to the Soldiers and Sailors of 1861-5."

Above the dedication stone is a limestone sill and a fanlight with clear and stained glass set in a seven-course brick arch.

Decorative brick detailing above the windows forms a foundation for a floriated frieze, with a modillioned cornice.

Shallow buttresses, interrupt the wall surface[6] The interior retains the orchestra pit and side boxes.

[6] The idea of building a memorial hall was started by the Chaplain Brown Post of the Grand Army of the Republic.

held patriotic rallies, concerts, and lectures in the building, but were unable to cover the Post's debts and operating costs.

He provided brought in entertains for the city, including minstrel troupes, traveling theatrical companies, political figures, and vaudeville.

[6] The Guild arranged a lease from the County Commissioners, and began making repairs and creating a stage for local talent.

The building itself skillfully combines elements typical of the 1890s into a gracious composition most easily described as Queen Anne.