Churchill Theatre–Community Building
Appearance
Churchill Theatre-Community Building | |
Location | 103 Walnut Street (MD 19), Church Hill, Maryland |
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Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1929 |
Architect | Coleman, Elwood F. |
Architectural style | Art Deco |
NRHP reference No. | 00001051[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 8, 2000 |
The Churchill Theatre-Community Building is a historic movie theater located at Church Hill, Queen Anne's County, Maryland, United States. It is a large two story stucco building constructed in 1929 by the town government as a community hall, and was first used as a movie theatre in 1936. The present Art Deco entrance and interior features were installed after a fire in 1944. It continued to serve as a movie theater until 1982.[2]
The Churchill Theatre-Community Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Michael O. Bourne and Peter E. Kurtze (September 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Churchill Theatre-Community Building" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
External links
- Churchill Theatre, Queen Anne's County, including undated photo, at Maryland Historical Trust
Categories:
- Theatres in Maryland
- Buildings and structures in Queen Anne's County, Maryland
- Theatres on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland
- Theatres completed in 1929
- Art Deco architecture in Maryland
- National Register of Historic Places in Queen Anne's County, Maryland
- Eastern Shore, Maryland Registered Historic Place stubs