Town Theatre


Town Theatre
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location	1012 Sumter St., Columbia, South Carolina
Coordinates	34°0′0″N 81°1′51″W / 34.00000°N 81.03083°W / 34.00000; -81.03083Coordinates: 34°0′0″N 81°1′51″W / 34.00000°N 81.03083°W / 34.00000; -81.03083
Area	0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built	1924 (1924)
Architect	Jenkins, Harry; Hamby, Arthur W.
Architectural style	Art Deco
NRHP Reference #	74001873^[1]
Added to NRHP	October 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]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Betty Myers and Claire Randall (May 1974). "Town Theatre" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
↑ "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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