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Alabama Theatre, 1811 Third Avenue North, Birmingham, Jefferson County...

Significance: The Alabama Theatre, designed by Chicago architects Graven & Mayger, was erected in 1927 by Paramount's Publix Theatre chain as its flagship theatre for the southeastern region of the United State... More

Alabama Theatre, 1811 Third Avenue North, Birmingham, Jefferson County...

Significance: The Alabama Theatre, designed by Chicago architects Graven & Mayger, was erected in 1927 by Paramount's Publix Theatre chain as its flagship theatre for the southeastern region of the United State... More

Alabama Theatre, 1811 Third Avenue North, Birmingham, Jefferson County...

Significance: The Alabama Theatre, designed by Chicago architects Graven & Mayger, was erected in 1927 by Paramount's Publix Theatre chain as its flagship theatre for the southeastern region of the United State... More

Grand Theatre, 133 South Twelfth Street, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge...

Significance: The Grand Theater stands out as the only remaining black theater in the Baton Rouge area. Dating from the early 1890s, the Grand operated as a "Negro opera house and dance hall," and later as a m... More

St. Mary's Catholic School-Sinai Hebrew Synagogue, 209 North Henderson...

Significance: Both buildings are representative of the Classical influence in the vernacular architecture of the South. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-62 Survey number: HABS TX-... More

Masonic Hall & Grand Theater, 818 North Market Street, Wilmington, New...

Significance: It is one of the finest remaining examples of cast iron architecture in America. It is associated with several major events in Delaware's history, but more importantly, it is famous for its rich t... More

Koster's Theatre, North side of Elm Street, Niobrara, Knox County, NE

Significance: The theatre was the center of entertainment in the town of Niobrara. Architecturally, the theatre reflects simplicity in design with an arcaded entryway. The H.E. Bonesteel Company was one of the... More

Koster's Theatre, North side of Elm Street, Niobrara, Knox County, NE

Significance: The theatre was the center of entertainment in the town of Niobrara. Architecturally, the theatre reflects simplicity in design with an arcaded entryway. The H.E. Bonesteel Company was one of the... More

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Pacific Branch, Brentwo...

Survey number: HABS CA-2802-J Public domain photograph of theater building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Pantages Theatre & Jones Building, 901-909 Broadway, Tacoma, Pierce Co...

Significance: The site on which the building was constructed has particular importance in the history of Tacoma commerce. William Jones, who commissioned the project, was a key figure in the development of the... More

Pantages Theatre & Jones Building, 901-909 Broadway, Tacoma, Pierce Co...

Significance: The site on which the building was constructed has particular importance in the history of Tacoma commerce. William Jones, who commissioned the project, was a key figure in the development of the... More

Pantages Theatre & Jones Building, 901-909 Broadway, Tacoma, Pierce Co...

Significance: The site on which the building was constructed has particular importance in the history of Tacoma commerce. William Jones, who commissioned the project, was a key figure in the development of the... More

Wilmington City Hall-Thalian Hall, 102 North Third Street, Wilmington,...

Significance: Wilmington City Hall/Thalian Hall has housed city government and community theater continuously since 1855. Designed by John Montague Trimble, the building is of restrained, neo-classical design w... More

Paramount Theater, 115 East Capitol Street, Jackson, Hinds County, MS

Survey number: HABS MS-185 The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is the federal agency responsible for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Complex, which includ... More

Folies Bergere Theatre, 210 West Forty-sixth Street, New York, New Yor...

Significance: Design by noted theatre architects Herts and Tallant in 1910, the Folies Bergere is among the most impressive of New York City's theatres. Its polychromatic terra cotta facade is unique among the ... More

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 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 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

Jacob Tome Institute, Monroe Hall, Tome Road, Port Deposit, Cecil Coun...

Significance: This finely scaled Georgian Revival building was one of the original Tome School buildings, used as dining hall and then a gymnasium during Tome School occupancy, later as an officers' club by the... More

Jacob Tome Institute, Monroe Hall, Tome Road, Port Deposit, Cecil Coun...

Significance: This finely scaled Georgian Revival building was one of the original Tome School buildings, used as dining hall and then a gymnasium during Tome School occupancy, later as an officers' club by the... More

Mill Valley Air Force Station, Theater, East Ridgecrest Boulevard, Mou...

Survey number: HABS CA-2615-I Building/structure dates: 1951 Initial Construction

Oakland Naval Supply Center, Gymnasium-Cafeteria-Theater, East K Stree...

Picryl description: Public domain image of gates, gateway, passage, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Oakland Naval Supply Center, Gymnasium-Cafeteria-Theater, East K Stree...

Public domain photograph of theater building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Mountain Branch, Theate...

Survey number: HABS TN-254-J Public domain photograph of Tennessee, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Mountain Branch, Theate...

Survey number: HABS TN-254-J Public domain photograph of theater building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

National Theater, 312 Sycamore Street, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OH

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-11, FN-12 Survey number: HABS OH-23-7 Building/structure dates: 1837 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1847 Subsequent Work

Fourth Avenue Theatre, 630 West Fourth Avenue, Anchorage, Anchorage, A...

Significance: Constructed during a period of growth and transition in the community, this building represents the transition from frame structures to the larger and more solid forms of modern architecture. Cap... More

Anaconda Historic District, Washoe Theater, 305 Main Street, Anaconda,...

Significance: Designed by B. Marcus Priteca, Architect, and built by Gus Forseen, Missoula contractor, the Washoe Theater opened to the public on September 24, 1936. Both the Theater's structural architecture ... More

Anaconda Historic District, Washoe Theater, 305 Main Street, Anaconda,...

Significance: Designed by B. Marcus Priteca, Architect, and built by Gus Forseen, Missoula contractor, the Washoe Theater opened to the public on September 24, 1936. Both the Theater's structural architecture ... More

Fulton Theater, 101 Sixth Street, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA

Additional info on LC index card. Significance: Theatre for Richard Hyde Esq., better known as the Fulton Theatre, was designed by architects Dodge and Morrison of New York City and was completed in the year 19... More

Loew's & United Artists Ohio Theatre, 39 East State Street, Columbus, ...

Significance: 1928 Movie Palace by theatre architect Thomas W. Lamb (one of the three major theatre architects of the 1920s) remaining and restored as a performing arts center in 1970s. Survey number: HABS OH-... More

Loew's & United Artists Ohio Theatre, 39 East State Street, Columbus, ...

Significance: 1928 Movie Palace by theatre architect Thomas W. Lamb (one of the three major theatre architects of the 1920s) remaining and restored as a performing arts center in 1970s. Survey number: HABS OH-... More

Loew's & United Artists Ohio Theatre, 39 East State Street, Columbus, ...

Significance: 1928 Movie Palace by theatre architect Thomas W. Lamb (one of the three major theatre architects of the 1920s) remaining and restored as a performing arts center in 1970s. Survey number: HABS OH-... More

Loew's & United Artists Ohio Theatre, 39 East State Street, Columbus, ...

Significance: 1928 Movie Palace by theatre architect Thomas W. Lamb (one of the three major theatre architects of the 1920s) remaining and restored as a performing arts center in 1970s. Survey number: HABS OH-... More

Loew's & United Artists Ohio Theatre, 39 East State Street, Columbus, ...

Significance: 1928 Movie Palace by theatre architect Thomas W. Lamb (one of the three major theatre architects of the 1920s) remaining and restored as a performing arts center in 1970s. Survey number: HABS OH-... More

Loew's & United Artists Ohio Theatre, 39 East State Street, Columbus, ...

Significance: 1928 Movie Palace by theatre architect Thomas W. Lamb (one of the three major theatre architects of the 1920s) remaining and restored as a performing arts center in 1970s. Survey number: HABS OH-... More

Loew's & United Artists Ohio Theatre, 39 East State Street, Columbus, ...

Significance: 1928 Movie Palace by theatre architect Thomas W. Lamb (one of the three major theatre architects of the 1920s) remaining and restored as a performing arts center in 1970s. Survey number: HABS OH-... More

Loew's & United Artists Ohio Theatre, 39 East State Street, Columbus, ...

Significance: 1928 Movie Palace by theatre architect Thomas W. Lamb (one of the three major theatre architects of the 1920s) remaining and restored as a performing arts center in 1970s. Survey number: HABS OH-... More

Missouri Theater Building, 713-715 Edmond Street, Saint Joseph, Buchan...

Significance: Building has regional significance as an example of the sumptuous interiors used in theaters in the 1920s. The building has played a part in St. Joseph's downtown entertainment scene first as a mo... More

Missouri Theater Building, 713-715 Edmond Street, Saint Joseph, Buchan...

Significance: Building has regional significance as an example of the sumptuous interiors used in theaters in the 1920s. The building has played a part in St. Joseph's downtown entertainment scene first as a mo... More

Tampa Theatre, Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL

Survey number: HABS FL-386 Public domain photograph of movie theater building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Thespian Hall, Fifth & Vine Streets, Boonville, Cooper County, MO

Survey number: HABS MO-233 Building/structure dates: 1857 Initial Construction

Thespian Hall, Fifth & Vine Streets, Boonville, Cooper County, MO

Survey number: HABS MO-233 Building/structure dates: 1857 Initial Construction

Paramount Theatre, Sunrise Avenue & North County Road, Palm Beach, Pal...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commercial building, downtown, shopping center, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Paramount Theatre, Sunrise Avenue & North County Road, Palm Beach, Pal...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Florida, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Paramount Theatre, Sunrise Avenue & North County Road, Palm Beach, Pal...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Florida, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Paramount Theatre, Sunrise Avenue & North County Road, Palm Beach, Pal...

Public domain photograph of theater building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Gymnasium & Theater, Neville Way, Pearl...

Significance: Facility 222, dating from 1918, is among the oldest extant buildings in the Marine Reservation, after the original barracks (Facility 221) and the Officers' Quarters (Facilities 201-203). This bui... More

Fort Davis, Theater, Clem Road, Colon, Former Panama Canal Zone, CZ

Survey number: HABS CZ-2-A Public domain scan of a plan of settlement buildings, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fort Davis, Theater, Clem Road, Colon, Former Panama Canal Zone, CZ

Survey number: HABS CZ-2-A Public domain scan of a plan of settlement buildings, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Patapsco Female Institute, Church Road, Berg Alnwick, Ellicott City, H...

Significance: A finishing school for young ladies, designed by Baltimore architect Robert Cary Long, Jr. and built by Charles Timanus, was officially opened on the 1st day of January, 1837. The structure exists... More

Downtown Providence, Roughley bounded by Woonasquatucket River, Provid...

Public domain photograph of construction site, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Theatre Royal, New Street, Birmingham, England. Elevation rendering]

Inscription on recto: "Theatre at Birmingham by Mr. Wyat [sic] arch't". In: The Bulfinch sketchbook. Drawing has not been definitively attributed to Bulfinch, but has sometimes been credited to him. Reference ... More

[Theatre Royal, New Street, Birmingham, England. Elevation rendering]

Inscription on recto: "Theatre at Birmingham by Mr. Wyat [sic] arch't". In: The Bulfinch sketchbook. Drawing has not been definitively attributed to Bulfinch, but has sometimes been credited to him. Reference ... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Theater, Hornet Avenue between Enterpri...

Significance: The Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, including Ford Island, was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1964, due to the crucial role it played in the Nation's defense during the twentieth centur... More

Tessier Building, 342,346,348 Lafayette Street, Baton Rouge, East Bato...

Public domain photograph of theater building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fort Barry, Theater, Fort Barry, Rosenstock Road, Sausalito, Marin Cou...

Significance: Building FA-946 is significant as a relatively unmodified example of a 700 Series (Type TH-3) base theatre built in 1941 as part of the mobilization effort for World War II. Located in Fort Barry... More

Fort Barry, Theater, Fort Barry, Rosenstock Road, Sausalito, Marin Cou...

Significance: Building FA-946 is significant as a relatively unmodified example of a 700 Series (Type TH-3) base theatre built in 1941 as part of the mobilization effort for World War II. Located in Fort Barry... More

J. H. Green & Company Building, 202 High Avenue West, Oskaloosa, Mahas...

Significance: The Rivola Theatre is a significant example of an early movie house. The building possesses architectural merit, exemplified by the bracketed tin cornice, tripartite arched windows, pedimented si... More

Bird Cage Theatre, Allen Street, near Sixth Street, Tombstone, Cochise...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-10 Survey number: HABS AZ-10 Building/structure dates: 1881 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000171

Naval Air Station Barbers Point, Theater, Yorktown Avenue between Wasp...

Significance: The theater represents a building form which has largely disappeared in Hawaii. It is the best preserved and best designed of the naturally ventilated theater buildings that still exist in the st... More

Naval Air Station Barbers Point, Theater, Yorktown Avenue between Wasp...

Significance: The theater represents a building form which has largely disappeared in Hawaii. It is the best preserved and best designed of the naturally ventilated theater buildings that still exist in the st... More

MacDill Air Force Base, Base Theater, 2420 Florida Keys Avenue, Tampa,...

Significance: The Base Theater, due to its architectural integrity and its contribution to the Second World War-era infrastructure, is an integral part of MacDill Air Force Base's historic character. The build... More

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

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

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Hitchcock Hall, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. A...

For an overview of the Culture and Recreation Buildings, see HABS DC-349-CA Significance: Hitchcock Hall is significant for its association with the daily life of patients and staff on the St. Elizabeths campus... More

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Hitchcock Hall, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. A...

For an overview of the Culture and Recreation Buildings, see HABS DC-349-CA Significance: Hitchcock Hall is significant for its association with the daily life of patients and staff on the St. Elizabeths campus... More

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Hitchcock Hall, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. A...

For an overview of the Culture and Recreation Buildings, see HABS DC-349-CA Significance: Hitchcock Hall is significant for its association with the daily life of patients and staff on the St. Elizabeths campus... More

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

Pontalba Buildings, 1850 House, Jackson Square, New Orleans, Orleans P...

1996 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N364 Survey number: HABS LA-1259-A National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 74000934

Pontalba Buildings, 1850 House, Jackson Square, New Orleans, Orleans P...

1996 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N364 Survey number: HABS LA-1259-A National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 74000934

Pontalba Buildings, 1850 House, Jackson Square, New Orleans, Orleans P...

1996 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N364 Survey number: HABS LA-1259-A National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 74000934

Pontalba Buildings, 1850 House, Jackson Square, New Orleans, Orleans P...

1996 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N364 Survey number: HABS LA-1259-A National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 74000934

Pontalba Buildings, 1850 House, Jackson Square, New Orleans, Orleans P...

1996 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N364 Survey number: HABS LA-1259-A National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 74000934

Pontalba Buildings, 1850 House, Jackson Square, New Orleans, Orleans P...

1996 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N364 Survey number: HABS LA-1259-A National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 74000934

First Theatre in California, Southwest corner of Pacific & Scott Stree...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-222 Survey number: HABS CA-131 Building/structure dates: 1844 Initial Construction

First Theatre in California, Southwest corner of Pacific & Scott Stree...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-222 Survey number: HABS CA-131 Building/structure dates: 1844 Initial Construction

First Theatre in California, Southwest corner of Pacific & Scott Stree...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-222 Survey number: HABS CA-131 Building/structure dates: 1844 Initial Construction

Morosco Theater, 217-225 West Forty-fifth Street, New York, New York C...

Picryl description: Public domain image of bustling city downtown streets, commercial buildings, 20th-century, the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Morosco Theater, 217-225 West Forty-fifth Street, New York, New York C...

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[Puppets come to life] - Public domain book illustration

Ukiyo-e print illustration showing puppets fighting backstage after the people have gone; opposite page contains text. Page in: Momo Sanjin yawa. Kōto [Kyoto] : Ryūsuiken zōhan, Tenpō 12 [1841]. Published in: ... More

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Northwestern Branch, Wa...

The original drawings transmitted the the Library of Congress in 2010 contained errors and were replaced by corrected drawings in 2013. Significance: Ward Memorial Hall was built in 1881-82 during a period of e... More

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Northwestern Branch, Wa...

The original drawings transmitted the the Library of Congress in 2010 contained errors and were replaced by corrected drawings in 2013. Significance: Ward Memorial Hall was built in 1881-82 during a period of e... More

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Northwestern Branch, Wa...

The original drawings transmitted the the Library of Congress in 2010 contained errors and were replaced by corrected drawings in 2013. Significance: Ward Memorial Hall was built in 1881-82 during a period of e... More

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Northwestern Branch, Wa...

The original drawings transmitted the the Library of Congress in 2010 contained errors and were replaced by corrected drawings in 2013. Significance: Ward Memorial Hall was built in 1881-82 during a period of e... More

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Northwestern Branch, Wa...

The original drawings transmitted the the Library of Congress in 2010 contained errors and were replaced by corrected drawings in 2013. Significance: Ward Memorial Hall was built in 1881-82 during a period of e... More