McCutchen Theatre
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| Location | 106 E. Commercial St., Charleston, Missouri |
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| Coordinates | 36°55′24″N 89°20′59″W / 36.9234°N 89.3498°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1947-48 |
| NRHP reference No. | 100004271[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 6, 2019 |
The McCutchen Theatre, in Charleston, Missouri, was built in 1947-48. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019.[1]
Description
The McCutchen Theatre was opened on July 20, 1948.[2] It is a three-story, brick-constructed, post-war Art Deco-style commercial building. It was built as a single-screen movie theater with a large illuminated neon and metal upper façade. The lower portion of the façade is covered with porcelain enamel and partially constructed from structural glass. The interior is designed in the Moderne or Streamline Moderne style. At the time of the NRHP nomination in 2019, the roof had collapsed over the main floor seating area.[3]: 2, 6,
The highly-detailed lobby is elliptical in shape with curved plaster walls. The domed ceiling is surrounded by an ornate plaster cornice of stylized leaves. Curving staircases lead up to the balcony. The theater originally contained 648 seats on the main floor and 185 seats in the balcony. All seats and lighting fixtures were removed before the nomination to NRHP.[3]
The theater retains its Art Deco and Streamline Moderne integrity despite changes over the years, that is in keeping with other architectural structures in the downtown district. It is historically significant per NRHP Criterion A for Entertainment facilities and in Area C for Architecture.[3]
Location
The Theater is located just off of Main Street in the downtown commercial district of Charleston. The district is distinguished with numerous mid-century modern buildings.[3]
References
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Weekly Lists 2019" (PDF). National Park Service.
- ^ "McCutchen Theatre Opens July 20th". The Charleston Democrat (Charleston, MO). 15 July 1948.
- ^ a b c d April Scott; Hannah Kintzel (March 25, 2019). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Registration: McCutchen Theatre" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2022-06-11. Includes 14 photographs from 2018-19.
External links
Category:Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri Category:National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi County, Missouri Category:Theatres built in 1948 Category:Charleston, Missouri
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