Town Theatre
Town Theatre is located in South Carolina
Town Theatre
Town Theatre is located in the United States
Town Theatre
Location1012 Sumter St., Columbia, South Carolina
Coordinates34°0′0″N 81°1′51″W / 34.00000°N 81.03083°W / 34.00000; -81.03083
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1924 (1924)
ArchitectJenkins, Harry; Hamby, Arthur W.
Architectural styleArt Deco
NRHP reference No.74001873[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 9, 1974

Town Theatre is a historic community theatre located at Columbia, South Carolina. It was built in 1924, and is a rectangular brick building with a two-story glazed central arch with Art Deco influences. A brick annex was added to the rear of the building in the 1950s. It houses one of the first community theatres in the United States.[2][3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

Town Theatre website

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Betty Myers and Claire Randall (May 1974). "Town Theatre" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  3. "Town Theatre, Richland County (1012 Sumter St., Columbia)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-01-07.


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