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Army Theatre
Trailside Museum of Natural History
LocationCrawford, Nebraska
Built1904
ArchitectArmy Corps of Engineers
Architectural styleOther
Part ofFort Robinson and Red Cloud Agency (ID66000442)
MPSOpera House Buildings in Nebraska 1867-1917 MPS
NRHP reference No.88000930
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 7, 1988[1]
Designated NHLDCPOctober 15, 1966

Army Theatre, also known as Trailside Museum, is a former theater, now a museum, at the former Fort Robinson in Crawford, Nebraska. It served as the army post's theater and gymnasium.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988,[1] and is also part of the Fort Robinson and Red Cloud Agency historic district.[3]

The theater hosted many types of entertainment, including boxing matches, dances, and moving pictures. The theater was exclusively used as a gym by 1917 as automobiles and movie houses became more prevalent, allowing soldiers to seek entertainment elsewhere.[2]

The building was acquired by University of Nebraska in 1955 and opened as the Trailside Museum at Fort Robinson in 1961.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ a b D. Layne Ehlers (August 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Army Theatre" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved January 15, 2016. Accompanying two photos.
  3. ^ Steven Lissandrello and Sarah J. Pearce (July 20, 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Fort Robinson and Red Cloud Agency" (pdf). National Park Serviceaccessdate = January 15, 2016. Accompanying 63 photos from 1975 and 1983, and 2 historic photos of Red Cloud
  4. ^ "History". Trailside Museum of Natural History at Fort Robinson State Park. University of Nebraska State Museum. Retrieved January 15, 2016.


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