Blackstone-State Theater
Blackstone-State Theater | |
 Blackstone-State Theater, July 2012 | |
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| Location | 212 S. Michigan, South Bend, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 41°40′28″N 86°15′0″W / 41.67444°N 86.25000°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1919 |
| Architect | Henry L. Newhouse |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| MPS | Downtown South Bend Historic MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 85001204[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 5, 1985 |
Blackstone-State Theater is a historic theatre building located at South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. It was built in 1919, and is a four-story, Classical Revival style brick and terra cotta building. The first floor has four storefronts and the theatre entrance. The upper floors form a loggia that rises to the fourth floor and supported by four pairs of fluted columns. The theater originally sat 2,500 patrons.[2]: 57
The theater was closed between 1977 and 1994, and it closed again in 2016.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-06-01. Note: This includes Elizabeth A. Straw and Karen Kiemnec (January 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Downtown South Bend Historic MRA" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01.
- ^ Blasko, Erin (2016-09-16). "Tax Sale Clouds State Theatre's Future in South Bend". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
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