Lansdowne Theatre
Lansdowne Theatre | |
Lansdowne Theatre, November 2009 | |
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Location | 29 N. Lansdowne Ave., Lansdowne, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 39°56′20″N 75°16′20″W / 39.93889°N 75.27222°WCoordinates: 39°56′20″N 75°16′20″W / 39.93889°N 75.27222°W |
Area | 0.7 acres (0.28 ha) |
Built | 1927 |
Architect | Lee, William H. |
Architectural style | Mission/spanish Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 86003575[1] |
Added to NRHP | January 6, 1987 |
Lansdowne Theatre is a historic theatre building located at Lansdowne, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1927, and consists of a two-story front section with street level shops and offices above, and a 1,400 seat auditorium. It was designed by noted theater architect William Harold Lee (1884-1971) and is in the Spanish Revival style.[2] In 1987, it was used as the set for “Mad Ron’s Prevues From Hell”, a collection of 1960’s - 1970’s “Slasher Horror” trailers, available on Netflix.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
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Interior in 2010
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- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Steven Wiesenthal (September 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lansdowne Theatre" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-06.
Categories:
- Theatres on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Delaware County, Pennsylvania
- Theatres completed in 1927
- Buildings and structures in Delaware County, Pennsylvania
- Lansdowne, Pennsylvania
- Delaware County, Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs