Beacon Theatre (Hopewell, Virginia)
Beacon Theatre | |
![]() Beacon Theatre, May, 2007 | |
Location | 401 N. Main St., Hopewell, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 37°18′16″N 77°17′15″W / 37.30444°N 77.28750°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1928 |
Architect | Edwards, Osbert L.; Bishop, Fred |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Art Deco |
NRHP reference No. | 00001434[1] |
VLR No. | 116-0010 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | November 22, 2000 |
Designated VLR | June 14, 2000[2] |
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Beacon Theatre, also known as the Broadway Theatre and Pythian Lodge, is a historic theatre building located at Hopewell, Virginia.
History
[edit]It was built in 1928, and is a three-story, vaudeville and movie theater with storefront commercial space, second-floor apartments and third-floor meeting space. It has Colonial Revival and Art Deco style details. The building features decorative bands of flush brickwork punctuated with rectangular cast-stone corner blocks and cast-stone detailing in the parapet coping; the theater is adorned with classical plaster friezes, an elaborate proscenium, and a cove ceiling in the auditorium. The Beacon Theatre remained a theater offering live performances and movies until it closed in 1981.[3] It later reopened.[4]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ B.J. Loudermilk (April 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Beacon Theatre" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
- ^ Hopewell Beacon Theatre
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- Theatres on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Art Deco architecture in Virginia
- Art Deco cinemas and movie theaters
- Brick buildings and structures in Virginia
- Cinemas and movie theaters in Virginia
- Colonial Revival architecture in Virginia
- Theatres completed in 1928
- Buildings and structures in Hopewell, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Hopewell, Virginia
- Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Virginia
- 1928 establishments in Virginia