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Oriental Theatre, 828 Southeast Grand Avenue, Portland, Multnomah County, OR

Oriental Theatre, 828 Southeast Grand Avenue, Portland, Multnomah Coun...

Significance: The Oriental Theatre, the second largest moving picture theatre built in Oregon, was erected in conjunction with an office building and contained notable examples of thematic decor derived from an... More

Fox Theatre, 20 Flatbush Avenue & 1 Nevins Street, Brooklyn, Kings County, NY

Fox Theatre, 20 Flatbush Avenue & 1 Nevins Street, Brooklyn, Kings Cou...

Significance: The Fox Theatre in Brooklyn represented the moving picture theatre in its prodigious phase. With a 4,305 seating capacity, the theatre was one of the largest ever built. Stylistically, it exemplif... More

Fox Theatre, 20 Flatbush Avenue & 1 Nevins Street, Brooklyn, Kings County, NY

Fox Theatre, 20 Flatbush Avenue & 1 Nevins Street, Brooklyn, Kings Cou...

Significance: The Fox Theatre in Brooklyn represented the moving picture theatre in its prodigious phase. With a 4,305 seating capacity, the theatre was one of the largest ever built. Stylistically, it exemplif... More

Fox Theatre, 20 Flatbush Avenue & 1 Nevins Street, Brooklyn, Kings County, NY

Fox Theatre, 20 Flatbush Avenue & 1 Nevins Street, Brooklyn, Kings Cou...

Significance: The Fox Theatre in Brooklyn represented the moving picture theatre in its prodigious phase. With a 4,305 seating capacity, the theatre was one of the largest ever built. Stylistically, it exemplif... More

Tippecanoe River Bridge, State Route 25 & Tippecanoe River, Rochester, Fulton County, IN

Tippecanoe River Bridge, State Route 25 & Tippecanoe River, Rochester,...

Significance: This is a pin connected Baltimore through truss bridge; 6 panels long; supported on riveted sheet metal abutments. Survey number: HAER IN-25

Tippecanoe River Bridge, State Route 25 & Tippecanoe River, Rochester, Fulton County, IN

Tippecanoe River Bridge, State Route 25 & Tippecanoe River, Rochester,...

Significance: This is a pin connected Baltimore through truss bridge; 6 panels long; supported on riveted sheet metal abutments. Survey number: HAER IN-25

Gospel Street Bridge, South Gospel Street, spanning Lick Creek, Paoli, Orange County, IN

Gospel Street Bridge, South Gospel Street, spanning Lick Creek, Paoli,...

Significance: A pin connected Pratt through truss bridge, 8 panels long, supported on masonry abutments, the bridge incorporates unusual open web floor beams. Survey number: HAER IN-24

Gospel Street Bridge, South Gospel Street, spanning Lick Creek, Paoli, Orange County, IN

Gospel Street Bridge, South Gospel Street, spanning Lick Creek, Paoli,...

Significance: A pin connected Pratt through truss bridge, 8 panels long, supported on masonry abutments, the bridge incorporates unusual open web floor beams. Survey number: HAER IN-24

Gospel Street Bridge, South Gospel Street, spanning Lick Creek, Paoli, Orange County, IN

Gospel Street Bridge, South Gospel Street, spanning Lick Creek, Paoli,...

Significance: A pin connected Pratt through truss bridge, 8 panels long, supported on masonry abutments, the bridge incorporates unusual open web floor beams. Survey number: HAER IN-24

Indiana Theatre, 134 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN

Indiana Theatre, 134 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, Marion Coun...

Significance: The Indiana Theatre is an outstanding example of the Spanish-style architecture in vogue in America during the 1920s. It is particularly noteworthy for its terra-cotta facade and its auditorium d... More

Orchestra Hall, 3711 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County, MI

Orchestra Hall, 3711 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County, MI

Significance: Orchestra Hall resembles the typical theatre of its day, with a restrained and elegant adaptation of Renaissance style that preceded the exuberant eclecticism of the next decade. It was designed ... More

Orchestra Hall, 3711 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County, MI

Orchestra Hall, 3711 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County, MI

Significance: Orchestra Hall resembles the typical theatre of its day, with a restrained and elegant adaptation of Renaissance style that preceded the exuberant eclecticism of the next decade. It was designed ... More

Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Significance: The Paramount Theatre is one of the finest remaining examples of Art Deco design in the United States. It was one of the first Depression-era buildings to incorporate and integrate the work of nu... More

Grand Riviera Theatre, 9222 Grand River Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County, MI

Grand Riviera Theatre, 9222 Grand River Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County,...

Significance: The Grand Riviera is a representative example of a large neighborhood moving picture theatre of the mid-1920s. The octagonal corner entrance tower is a distinctive feature of the exterior, and th... More

Grand Riviera Theatre, 9222 Grand River Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County, MI

Grand Riviera Theatre, 9222 Grand River Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County,...

Significance: The Grand Riviera is a representative example of a large neighborhood moving picture theatre of the mid-1920s. The octagonal corner entrance tower is a distinctive feature of the exterior, and th... More

Grand Riviera Theatre, 9222 Grand River Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County, MI

Grand Riviera Theatre, 9222 Grand River Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County,...

Significance: The Grand Riviera is a representative example of a large neighborhood moving picture theatre of the mid-1920s. The octagonal corner entrance tower is a distinctive feature of the exterior, and th... More

B. F. Keith Memorial Theatre, 539 Washington Street, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

B. F. Keith Memorial Theatre, 539 Washington Street, Boston, Suffolk C...

Significance: The B.F. Keith Memorial Theatre is one of the finest examples of the moving picture palace at its highest stage of development. Designed in the grand Baroque manner by Thomas W. Lamb, one of the ... More

B. F. Keith Memorial Theatre, 539 Washington Street, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

B. F. Keith Memorial Theatre, 539 Washington Street, Boston, Suffolk C...

Significance: The B.F. Keith Memorial Theatre is one of the finest examples of the moving picture palace at its highest stage of development. Designed in the grand Baroque manner by Thomas W. Lamb, one of the ... More

Oriental Theatre, 828 Southeast Grand Avenue, Portland, Multnomah County, OR

Oriental Theatre, 828 Southeast Grand Avenue, Portland, Multnomah Coun...

Significance: The Oriental Theatre, the second largest moving picture theatre built in Oregon, was erected in conjunction with an office building and contained notable examples of thematic decor derived from an... More

Oriental Theatre, 828 Southeast Grand Avenue, Portland, Multnomah County, OR

Oriental Theatre, 828 Southeast Grand Avenue, Portland, Multnomah Coun...

Significance: The Oriental Theatre, the second largest moving picture theatre built in Oregon, was erected in conjunction with an office building and contained notable examples of thematic decor derived from an... More

Tippecanoe River Bridge, State Route 25 & Tippecanoe River, Rochester, Fulton County, IN

Tippecanoe River Bridge, State Route 25 & Tippecanoe River, Rochester,...

Significance: This is a pin connected Baltimore through truss bridge; 6 panels long; supported on riveted sheet metal abutments. Survey number: HAER IN-25

Tippecanoe River Bridge, State Route 25 & Tippecanoe River, Rochester, Fulton County, IN

Tippecanoe River Bridge, State Route 25 & Tippecanoe River, Rochester,...

Significance: This is a pin connected Baltimore through truss bridge; 6 panels long; supported on riveted sheet metal abutments. Survey number: HAER IN-25

Tippecanoe River Bridge, State Route 25 & Tippecanoe River, Rochester, Fulton County, IN

Tippecanoe River Bridge, State Route 25 & Tippecanoe River, Rochester,...

Significance: This is a pin connected Baltimore through truss bridge; 6 panels long; supported on riveted sheet metal abutments. Survey number: HAER IN-25

Gospel Street Bridge, South Gospel Street, spanning Lick Creek, Paoli, Orange County, IN

Gospel Street Bridge, South Gospel Street, spanning Lick Creek, Paoli,...

Significance: A pin connected Pratt through truss bridge, 8 panels long, supported on masonry abutments, the bridge incorporates unusual open web floor beams. Survey number: HAER IN-24

Beaver County Courthouse, Center & First East Streets, Beaver, Beaver County, UT

Beaver County Courthouse, Center & First East Streets, Beaver, Beaver ...

Significance: This is one of the better preserved and architecturally significant original courthouses in the state, still actively used. Beaver was the seat of the Second Judicial District Court, which tried J... More

Beaver County Courthouse, Center & First East Streets, Beaver, Beaver County, UT

Beaver County Courthouse, Center & First East Streets, Beaver, Beaver ...

Significance: This is one of the better preserved and architecturally significant original courthouses in the state, still actively used. Beaver was the seat of the Second Judicial District Court, which tried J... More

Alonso Building, 510-514 East Saint Charles Street, Brownsville, Cameron County, TX

Alonso Building, 510-514 East Saint Charles Street, Brownsville, Camer...

Significance: The Alonso Building is an interesting example of a brick, two-story, corner commercial structure in Brownsville. Built around 1890, it still retains its two-story gallery which creates a covered w... More

Indiana Theatre, 134 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN

Indiana Theatre, 134 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, Marion Coun...

Significance: The Indiana Theatre is an outstanding example of the Spanish-style architecture in vogue in America during the 1920s. It is particularly noteworthy for its terra-cotta facade and its auditorium d... More

Indiana Theatre, 134 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN

Indiana Theatre, 134 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, Marion Coun...

Significance: The Indiana Theatre is an outstanding example of the Spanish-style architecture in vogue in America during the 1920s. It is particularly noteworthy for its terra-cotta facade and its auditorium d... More

Indiana Theatre, 134 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN

Indiana Theatre, 134 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, Marion Coun...

Significance: The Indiana Theatre is an outstanding example of the Spanish-style architecture in vogue in America during the 1920s. It is particularly noteworthy for its terra-cotta facade and its auditorium d... More

Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Significance: The Paramount Theatre is one of the finest remaining examples of Art Deco design in the United States. It was one of the first Depression-era buildings to incorporate and integrate the work of nu... More

Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Significance: The Paramount Theatre is one of the finest remaining examples of Art Deco design in the United States. It was one of the first Depression-era buildings to incorporate and integrate the work of nu... More

Grand Riviera Theatre, 9222 Grand River Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County, MI

Grand Riviera Theatre, 9222 Grand River Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County,...

Significance: The Grand Riviera is a representative example of a large neighborhood moving picture theatre of the mid-1920s. The octagonal corner entrance tower is a distinctive feature of the exterior, and th... More

B. F. Keith Memorial Theatre, 539 Washington Street, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

B. F. Keith Memorial Theatre, 539 Washington Street, Boston, Suffolk C...

Significance: The B.F. Keith Memorial Theatre is one of the finest examples of the moving picture palace at its highest stage of development. Designed in the grand Baroque manner by Thomas W. Lamb, one of the ... More

B. F. Keith Memorial Theatre, 539 Washington Street, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

B. F. Keith Memorial Theatre, 539 Washington Street, Boston, Suffolk C...

Significance: The B.F. Keith Memorial Theatre is one of the finest examples of the moving picture palace at its highest stage of development. Designed in the grand Baroque manner by Thomas W. Lamb, one of the ... More

B. F. Keith Memorial Theatre, 539 Washington Street, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

B. F. Keith Memorial Theatre, 539 Washington Street, Boston, Suffolk C...

Significance: The B.F. Keith Memorial Theatre is one of the finest examples of the moving picture palace at its highest stage of development. Designed in the grand Baroque manner by Thomas W. Lamb, one of the ... More

Oriental Theatre, 828 Southeast Grand Avenue, Portland, Multnomah County, OR

Oriental Theatre, 828 Southeast Grand Avenue, Portland, Multnomah Coun...

Significance: The Oriental Theatre, the second largest moving picture theatre built in Oregon, was erected in conjunction with an office building and contained notable examples of thematic decor derived from an... More

Oriental Theatre, 828 Southeast Grand Avenue, Portland, Multnomah County, OR

Oriental Theatre, 828 Southeast Grand Avenue, Portland, Multnomah Coun...

Significance: The Oriental Theatre, the second largest moving picture theatre built in Oregon, was erected in conjunction with an office building and contained notable examples of thematic decor derived from an... More

Oriental Theatre, 828 Southeast Grand Avenue, Portland, Multnomah County, OR

Oriental Theatre, 828 Southeast Grand Avenue, Portland, Multnomah Coun...

Significance: The Oriental Theatre, the second largest moving picture theatre built in Oregon, was erected in conjunction with an office building and contained notable examples of thematic decor derived from an... More

Fox Theatre, 20 Flatbush Avenue & 1 Nevins Street, Brooklyn, Kings County, NY

Fox Theatre, 20 Flatbush Avenue & 1 Nevins Street, Brooklyn, Kings Cou...

Significance: The Fox Theatre in Brooklyn represented the moving picture theatre in its prodigious phase. With a 4,305 seating capacity, the theatre was one of the largest ever built. Stylistically, it exemplif... More

Fox Theatre, 20 Flatbush Avenue & 1 Nevins Street, Brooklyn, Kings County, NY

Fox Theatre, 20 Flatbush Avenue & 1 Nevins Street, Brooklyn, Kings Cou...

Significance: The Fox Theatre in Brooklyn represented the moving picture theatre in its prodigious phase. With a 4,305 seating capacity, the theatre was one of the largest ever built. Stylistically, it exemplif... More

Tippecanoe River Bridge, State Route 25 & Tippecanoe River, Rochester, Fulton County, IN

Tippecanoe River Bridge, State Route 25 & Tippecanoe River, Rochester,...

Significance: This is a pin connected Baltimore through truss bridge; 6 panels long; supported on riveted sheet metal abutments. Survey number: HAER IN-25

Tippecanoe River Bridge, State Route 25 & Tippecanoe River, Rochester, Fulton County, IN

Tippecanoe River Bridge, State Route 25 & Tippecanoe River, Rochester,...

Significance: This is a pin connected Baltimore through truss bridge; 6 panels long; supported on riveted sheet metal abutments. Survey number: HAER IN-25

Garden Theater, 10-12-14 West North Avenue, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA

Garden Theater, 10-12-14 West North Avenue, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Coun...

Significance: As "movies" lost their novelty and became a major entertainment form, picture theatres became more substantial and dignified than the earlier Nickelodeons. The Garden Theatre is a typical little-c... More

Beaver County Courthouse, Center & First East Streets, Beaver, Beaver County, UT

Beaver County Courthouse, Center & First East Streets, Beaver, Beaver ...

Significance: This is one of the better preserved and architecturally significant original courthouses in the state, still actively used. Beaver was the seat of the Second Judicial District Court, which tried J... More

Alonso Building, 510-514 East Saint Charles Street, Brownsville, Cameron County, TX

Alonso Building, 510-514 East Saint Charles Street, Brownsville, Camer...

Significance: The Alonso Building is an interesting example of a brick, two-story, corner commercial structure in Brownsville. Built around 1890, it still retains its two-story gallery which creates a covered w... More

Indiana Theatre, 134 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN

Indiana Theatre, 134 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, Marion Coun...

Significance: The Indiana Theatre is an outstanding example of the Spanish-style architecture in vogue in America during the 1920s. It is particularly noteworthy for its terra-cotta facade and its auditorium d... More

Indiana Theatre, 134 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN

Indiana Theatre, 134 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, Marion Coun...

Significance: The Indiana Theatre is an outstanding example of the Spanish-style architecture in vogue in America during the 1920s. It is particularly noteworthy for its terra-cotta facade and its auditorium d... More

Indiana Theatre, 134 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN

Indiana Theatre, 134 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, Marion Coun...

Significance: The Indiana Theatre is an outstanding example of the Spanish-style architecture in vogue in America during the 1920s. It is particularly noteworthy for its terra-cotta facade and its auditorium d... More

Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Significance: The Paramount Theatre is one of the finest remaining examples of Art Deco design in the United States. It was one of the first Depression-era buildings to incorporate and integrate the work of nu... More

Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Significance: The Paramount Theatre is one of the finest remaining examples of Art Deco design in the United States. It was one of the first Depression-era buildings to incorporate and integrate the work of nu... More

Grand Riviera Theatre, 9222 Grand River Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County, MI

Grand Riviera Theatre, 9222 Grand River Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County,...

Significance: The Grand Riviera is a representative example of a large neighborhood moving picture theatre of the mid-1920s. The octagonal corner entrance tower is a distinctive feature of the exterior, and th... More

Grand Riviera Theatre, 9222 Grand River Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County, MI

Grand Riviera Theatre, 9222 Grand River Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County,...

Significance: The Grand Riviera is a representative example of a large neighborhood moving picture theatre of the mid-1920s. The octagonal corner entrance tower is a distinctive feature of the exterior, and th... More

Grand Riviera Theatre, 9222 Grand River Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County, MI

Grand Riviera Theatre, 9222 Grand River Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County,...

Significance: The Grand Riviera is a representative example of a large neighborhood moving picture theatre of the mid-1920s. The octagonal corner entrance tower is a distinctive feature of the exterior, and th... More

Grand Riviera Theatre, 9222 Grand River Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County, MI

Grand Riviera Theatre, 9222 Grand River Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County,...

Significance: The Grand Riviera is a representative example of a large neighborhood moving picture theatre of the mid-1920s. The octagonal corner entrance tower is a distinctive feature of the exterior, and th... More

B. F. Keith Memorial Theatre, 539 Washington Street, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

B. F. Keith Memorial Theatre, 539 Washington Street, Boston, Suffolk C...

Significance: The B.F. Keith Memorial Theatre is one of the finest examples of the moving picture palace at its highest stage of development. Designed in the grand Baroque manner by Thomas W. Lamb, one of the ... More

Oriental Theatre, 828 Southeast Grand Avenue, Portland, Multnomah County, OR

Oriental Theatre, 828 Southeast Grand Avenue, Portland, Multnomah Coun...

Significance: The Oriental Theatre, the second largest moving picture theatre built in Oregon, was erected in conjunction with an office building and contained notable examples of thematic decor derived from an... More

Oriental Theatre, 828 Southeast Grand Avenue, Portland, Multnomah County, OR

Oriental Theatre, 828 Southeast Grand Avenue, Portland, Multnomah Coun...

Significance: The Oriental Theatre, the second largest moving picture theatre built in Oregon, was erected in conjunction with an office building and contained notable examples of thematic decor derived from an... More

Fox Theatre, 20 Flatbush Avenue & 1 Nevins Street, Brooklyn, Kings County, NY

Fox Theatre, 20 Flatbush Avenue & 1 Nevins Street, Brooklyn, Kings Cou...

Significance: The Fox Theatre in Brooklyn represented the moving picture theatre in its prodigious phase. With a 4,305 seating capacity, the theatre was one of the largest ever built. Stylistically, it exemplif... More

Fox Theatre, 20 Flatbush Avenue & 1 Nevins Street, Brooklyn, Kings County, NY

Fox Theatre, 20 Flatbush Avenue & 1 Nevins Street, Brooklyn, Kings Cou...

Significance: The Fox Theatre in Brooklyn represented the moving picture theatre in its prodigious phase. With a 4,305 seating capacity, the theatre was one of the largest ever built. Stylistically, it exemplif... More

Tippecanoe River Bridge, State Route 25 & Tippecanoe River, Rochester, Fulton County, IN

Tippecanoe River Bridge, State Route 25 & Tippecanoe River, Rochester,...

Significance: This is a pin connected Baltimore through truss bridge; 6 panels long; supported on riveted sheet metal abutments. Survey number: HAER IN-25

Gospel Street Bridge, South Gospel Street, spanning Lick Creek, Paoli, Orange County, IN

Gospel Street Bridge, South Gospel Street, spanning Lick Creek, Paoli,...

Significance: A pin connected Pratt through truss bridge, 8 panels long, supported on masonry abutments, the bridge incorporates unusual open web floor beams. Survey number: HAER IN-24

Gospel Street Bridge, South Gospel Street, spanning Lick Creek, Paoli, Orange County, IN

Gospel Street Bridge, South Gospel Street, spanning Lick Creek, Paoli,...

Significance: A pin connected Pratt through truss bridge, 8 panels long, supported on masonry abutments, the bridge incorporates unusual open web floor beams. Survey number: HAER IN-24

Beaver County Courthouse, Center & First East Streets, Beaver, Beaver County, UT

Beaver County Courthouse, Center & First East Streets, Beaver, Beaver ...

Significance: This is one of the better preserved and architecturally significant original courthouses in the state, still actively used. Beaver was the seat of the Second Judicial District Court, which tried J... More

Indiana Theatre, 134 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN

Indiana Theatre, 134 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, Marion Coun...

Significance: The Indiana Theatre is an outstanding example of the Spanish-style architecture in vogue in America during the 1920s. It is particularly noteworthy for its terra-cotta facade and its auditorium d... More

Orchestra Hall, 3711 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County, MI

Orchestra Hall, 3711 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County, MI

Significance: Orchestra Hall resembles the typical theatre of its day, with a restrained and elegant adaptation of Renaissance style that preceded the exuberant eclecticism of the next decade. It was designed ... More

Orchestra Hall, 3711 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County, MI

Orchestra Hall, 3711 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County, MI

Significance: Orchestra Hall resembles the typical theatre of its day, with a restrained and elegant adaptation of Renaissance style that preceded the exuberant eclecticism of the next decade. It was designed ... More

Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Significance: The Paramount Theatre is one of the finest remaining examples of Art Deco design in the United States. It was one of the first Depression-era buildings to incorporate and integrate the work of nu... More

Grand Riviera Theatre, 9222 Grand River Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County, MI

Grand Riviera Theatre, 9222 Grand River Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County,...

Significance: The Grand Riviera is a representative example of a large neighborhood moving picture theatre of the mid-1920s. The octagonal corner entrance tower is a distinctive feature of the exterior, and th... More

Grand Riviera Theatre, 9222 Grand River Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County, MI

Grand Riviera Theatre, 9222 Grand River Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County,...

Significance: The Grand Riviera is a representative example of a large neighborhood moving picture theatre of the mid-1920s. The octagonal corner entrance tower is a distinctive feature of the exterior, and th... More

B. F. Keith Memorial Theatre, 539 Washington Street, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

B. F. Keith Memorial Theatre, 539 Washington Street, Boston, Suffolk C...

Significance: The B.F. Keith Memorial Theatre is one of the finest examples of the moving picture palace at its highest stage of development. Designed in the grand Baroque manner by Thomas W. Lamb, one of the ... More

B. F. Keith Memorial Theatre, 539 Washington Street, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

B. F. Keith Memorial Theatre, 539 Washington Street, Boston, Suffolk C...

Significance: The B.F. Keith Memorial Theatre is one of the finest examples of the moving picture palace at its highest stage of development. Designed in the grand Baroque manner by Thomas W. Lamb, one of the ... More

B. F. Keith Memorial Theatre, 539 Washington Street, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

B. F. Keith Memorial Theatre, 539 Washington Street, Boston, Suffolk C...

Significance: The B.F. Keith Memorial Theatre is one of the finest examples of the moving picture palace at its highest stage of development. Designed in the grand Baroque manner by Thomas W. Lamb, one of the ... More

Oriental Theatre, 828 Southeast Grand Avenue, Portland, Multnomah County, OR

Oriental Theatre, 828 Southeast Grand Avenue, Portland, Multnomah Coun...

Significance: The Oriental Theatre, the second largest moving picture theatre built in Oregon, was erected in conjunction with an office building and contained notable examples of thematic decor derived from an... More

Fox Theatre, 20 Flatbush Avenue & 1 Nevins Street, Brooklyn, Kings County, NY

Fox Theatre, 20 Flatbush Avenue & 1 Nevins Street, Brooklyn, Kings Cou...

Significance: The Fox Theatre in Brooklyn represented the moving picture theatre in its prodigious phase. With a 4,305 seating capacity, the theatre was one of the largest ever built. Stylistically, it exemplif... More

Fox Theatre, 20 Flatbush Avenue & 1 Nevins Street, Brooklyn, Kings County, NY

Fox Theatre, 20 Flatbush Avenue & 1 Nevins Street, Brooklyn, Kings Cou...

Significance: The Fox Theatre in Brooklyn represented the moving picture theatre in its prodigious phase. With a 4,305 seating capacity, the theatre was one of the largest ever built. Stylistically, it exemplif... More

Garden Theater, 10-12-14 West North Avenue, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA

Garden Theater, 10-12-14 West North Avenue, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Coun...

Significance: As "movies" lost their novelty and became a major entertainment form, picture theatres became more substantial and dignified than the earlier Nickelodeons. The Garden Theatre is a typical little-c... More

Alonso Building, 510-514 East Saint Charles Street, Brownsville, Cameron County, TX

Alonso Building, 510-514 East Saint Charles Street, Brownsville, Camer...

Significance: The Alonso Building is an interesting example of a brick, two-story, corner commercial structure in Brownsville. Built around 1890, it still retains its two-story gallery which creates a covered w... More

Alonso Building, 510-514 East Saint Charles Street, Brownsville, Cameron County, TX

Alonso Building, 510-514 East Saint Charles Street, Brownsville, Camer...

Significance: The Alonso Building is an interesting example of a brick, two-story, corner commercial structure in Brownsville. Built around 1890, it still retains its two-story gallery which creates a covered w... More

Indiana Theatre, 134 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN

Indiana Theatre, 134 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, Marion Coun...

Significance: The Indiana Theatre is an outstanding example of the Spanish-style architecture in vogue in America during the 1920s. It is particularly noteworthy for its terra-cotta facade and its auditorium d... More

Indiana Theatre, 134 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN

Indiana Theatre, 134 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, Marion Coun...

Significance: The Indiana Theatre is an outstanding example of the Spanish-style architecture in vogue in America during the 1920s. It is particularly noteworthy for its terra-cotta facade and its auditorium d... More

Orchestra Hall, 3711 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County, MI

Orchestra Hall, 3711 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County, MI

Significance: Orchestra Hall resembles the typical theatre of its day, with a restrained and elegant adaptation of Renaissance style that preceded the exuberant eclecticism of the next decade. It was designed ... More

Orchestra Hall, 3711 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County, MI

Orchestra Hall, 3711 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County, MI

Significance: Orchestra Hall resembles the typical theatre of its day, with a restrained and elegant adaptation of Renaissance style that preceded the exuberant eclecticism of the next decade. It was designed ... More

Orchestra Hall, 3711 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County, MI

Orchestra Hall, 3711 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County, MI

Significance: Orchestra Hall resembles the typical theatre of its day, with a restrained and elegant adaptation of Renaissance style that preceded the exuberant eclecticism of the next decade. It was designed ... More

Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Significance: The Paramount Theatre is one of the finest remaining examples of Art Deco design in the United States. It was one of the first Depression-era buildings to incorporate and integrate the work of nu... More

Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Significance: The Paramount Theatre is one of the finest remaining examples of Art Deco design in the United States. It was one of the first Depression-era buildings to incorporate and integrate the work of nu... More

Grand Riviera Theatre, 9222 Grand River Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County, MI

Grand Riviera Theatre, 9222 Grand River Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County,...

Significance: The Grand Riviera is a representative example of a large neighborhood moving picture theatre of the mid-1920s. The octagonal corner entrance tower is a distinctive feature of the exterior, and th... More

Grand Riviera Theatre, 9222 Grand River Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County, MI

Grand Riviera Theatre, 9222 Grand River Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County,...

Significance: The Grand Riviera is a representative example of a large neighborhood moving picture theatre of the mid-1920s. The octagonal corner entrance tower is a distinctive feature of the exterior, and th... More

B. F. Keith Memorial Theatre, 539 Washington Street, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

B. F. Keith Memorial Theatre, 539 Washington Street, Boston, Suffolk C...

Significance: The B.F. Keith Memorial Theatre is one of the finest examples of the moving picture palace at its highest stage of development. Designed in the grand Baroque manner by Thomas W. Lamb, one of the ... More

B. F. Keith Memorial Theatre, 539 Washington Street, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

B. F. Keith Memorial Theatre, 539 Washington Street, Boston, Suffolk C...

Significance: The B.F. Keith Memorial Theatre is one of the finest examples of the moving picture palace at its highest stage of development. Designed in the grand Baroque manner by Thomas W. Lamb, one of the ... More

B. F. Keith Memorial Theatre, 539 Washington Street, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

B. F. Keith Memorial Theatre, 539 Washington Street, Boston, Suffolk C...

Significance: The B.F. Keith Memorial Theatre is one of the finest examples of the moving picture palace at its highest stage of development. Designed in the grand Baroque manner by Thomas W. Lamb, one of the ... More

B. F. Keith Memorial Theatre, 539 Washington Street, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

B. F. Keith Memorial Theatre, 539 Washington Street, Boston, Suffolk C...

Significance: The B.F. Keith Memorial Theatre is one of the finest examples of the moving picture palace at its highest stage of development. Designed in the grand Baroque manner by Thomas W. Lamb, one of the ... More

Fox Theatre, 20 Flatbush Avenue & 1 Nevins Street, Brooklyn, Kings County, NY

Fox Theatre, 20 Flatbush Avenue & 1 Nevins Street, Brooklyn, Kings Cou...

Significance: The Fox Theatre in Brooklyn represented the moving picture theatre in its prodigious phase. With a 4,305 seating capacity, the theatre was one of the largest ever built. Stylistically, it exemplif... More

Tippecanoe River Bridge, State Route 25 & Tippecanoe River, Rochester, Fulton County, IN

Tippecanoe River Bridge, State Route 25 & Tippecanoe River, Rochester,...

Significance: This is a pin connected Baltimore through truss bridge; 6 panels long; supported on riveted sheet metal abutments. Survey number: HAER IN-25

Garden Theater, 10-12-14 West North Avenue, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA

Garden Theater, 10-12-14 West North Avenue, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Coun...

Significance: As "movies" lost their novelty and became a major entertainment form, picture theatres became more substantial and dignified than the earlier Nickelodeons. The Garden Theatre is a typical little-c... More

Indiana Theatre, 134 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN

Indiana Theatre, 134 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, Marion Coun...

Significance: The Indiana Theatre is an outstanding example of the Spanish-style architecture in vogue in America during the 1920s. It is particularly noteworthy for its terra-cotta facade and its auditorium d... More

Indiana Theatre, 134 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN

Indiana Theatre, 134 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, Marion Coun...

Significance: The Indiana Theatre is an outstanding example of the Spanish-style architecture in vogue in America during the 1920s. It is particularly noteworthy for its terra-cotta facade and its auditorium d... More

Orchestra Hall, 3711 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County, MI

Orchestra Hall, 3711 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County, MI

Significance: Orchestra Hall resembles the typical theatre of its day, with a restrained and elegant adaptation of Renaissance style that preceded the exuberant eclecticism of the next decade. It was designed ... More

Orchestra Hall, 3711 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County, MI

Orchestra Hall, 3711 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County, MI

Significance: Orchestra Hall resembles the typical theatre of its day, with a restrained and elegant adaptation of Renaissance style that preceded the exuberant eclecticism of the next decade. It was designed ... More

Orchestra Hall, 3711 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County, MI

Orchestra Hall, 3711 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County, MI

Significance: Orchestra Hall resembles the typical theatre of its day, with a restrained and elegant adaptation of Renaissance style that preceded the exuberant eclecticism of the next decade. It was designed ... More

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