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]
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| Location | 1012 Sumter St., Columbia, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 34°0′0″N 81°1′51″W / 34.00000°N 81.03083°W |
| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built | 1924 |
| Architect | Jenkins, Harry; Hamby, Arthur W. |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| NRHP reference No. | 74001873[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 9, 1974 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ 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.