Plaza Theatre (Charleston, West Virginia)
West Virginia State University Capitol Complex Theatre | |
 Plaza Theatre, Charleston, WV, April 2009 | |
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| Location | 123 Summers St., Charleston, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°21′0″N 81°38′8″W / 38.35000°N 81.63556°W |
| Built | 1912 |
| Architect | Wiggins, P. Norwood |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 85003408 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 30, 1985 |
Plaza Theatre, also known as the Capitol Theater or West Virginia State University Capitol Center, is a historic theatre building located at Charleston, West Virginia. It was constructed about 1912 and is a turn-of-the-century theater/commercial/office building located in a transitional business district of downtown Charleston. The three-story brick structure is characterized by eclectic Classical Revival style architecture incorporating a number of elements from classical Greek forms. The theater's streetfront entrance is flanked by two commercial storefronts. The dimensions of the Capitol Theater building are 53 feet wide by 163 feet deep (16 by 50 m).[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form" (PDF). Plaza Theatre. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. 2009-04-04.
Categories:
- Buildings and structures in Charleston, West Virginia
- Neoclassical architecture in West Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Charleston, West Virginia
- Office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Theatres completed in 1912
- Theatres on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- 1912 establishments in West Virginia
- Kanawha County, West Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs