Lerner Theatre

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Lerner Theatre
Lerner Theatre - Elkhart, Indiana.jpg
Lerner Theatre, July 2010
Lerner Theatre is located in Indiana
Lerner Theatre
Location401 S. Main St., Elkhart, Indiana
Coordinates41°41′2″N 85°58′18″W / 41.68389°N 85.97167°W / 41.68389; -85.97167Coordinates: 41°41′2″N 85°58′18″W / 41.68389°N 85.97167°W / 41.68389; -85.97167
Arealess than one acre
Built1924 (1924)
ArchitectLerner, Harry E.; Vitchum, K. V.
Architectural styleBeaux Arts
NRHP reference No.80000036[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 2, 1980

Lerner Theatre, also known as the Elco Theatre, is a historic theatre located at Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana, United States. It was built in 1924, and is a two-story, reinforced concrete and steel, Beaux-Arts style building. The front facade features four Corinthian order columns, three freestanding urns, enriched cornice, parapet and frieze. The building is faced with terra cotta and has a lighted canopy projecting over the sidewalk. The auditorium features a large central dome measuring 30 to 40 feet in diameter. Built as a vaudeville theatre, by the late 1920s it had evolved into a motion picture palace.[2]: 2 

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1] It is located in the Elkhart Downtown Commercial Historic District.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-10-01. Note: This includes Bill Brown and Terry Hershberger (June 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lerner Theatre" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-10-01. and Accompanying photographs.


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