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Ramona Theater

Coordinates: 42°35′55″N 114°45′31″W / 42.59861°N 114.75861°W / 42.59861; -114.75861
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Ramona Theater
Ramona Theater is located in Idaho
Ramona Theater
Ramona Theater is located in the United States
Ramona Theater
Location113 Broadway, Buhl, Idaho
Coordinates42°35′55″N 114°45′31″W / 42.59861°N 114.75861°W / 42.59861; -114.75861
Arealess than one acre
Built1928
ArchitectBurton Morse
NRHP reference No.76000682[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 22, 1976

The Ramona Theater, at 113 Broadway in Buhl, Idaho, was built in 1928. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]

It was designed by architect Burton Morse. Built during a decade of a numerous constructions of movie theatres with varying architectural themes, this featured a mix of "Spanish Mission and Islamic elements, suggesting something from the movie sets of the day—perhaps those in Douglas Fairbanks' Thief of Bagdad, produced in 1924. Its pink stucco mass is accented with a four story corner tower 41 feet tall, topped by a mosque-like dome." Parts of a predecessor building on the site, the Wade Building, were incorporated into the construction.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Arthur A. Hart (March 26, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Ramona Theater". National Park Service. Retrieved September 21, 2019. With accompanying photo from 1971