- Metropolitan Theatre (Morgantown, West Virginia)
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Metropolitan Theatre
Location: 371 S. High St., Morgantown, West Virginia Coordinates: 39°37′51″N 79°57′20″W / 39.63083°N 79.95556°WCoordinates: 39°37′51″N 79°57′20″W / 39.63083°N 79.95556°W Area: 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) Built: 1924 Architectural style: Classical Revival Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 84003631[1] Added to NRHP: January 12, 1984 Metropolitan Theatre is a historic theater building located at Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia. It opened July 24, 1924, two-and-a-half years after construction began, and consists of a single floor auditorium with balcony. The building measures 72 feet by 143 feet, and has two storefronts on the ground floor and a pool room in the basement. The front facade features fluted concrete Ionic order pilasters with egg-and-dart detail in the Classical Revival style. The theater continues to provide a home for the city's best live entertainment.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It is located in the Downtown Morgantown Historic District, listed in 1996.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ Comuntzis, C. G., and Barbara J. Howe (September 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Metropolitan Theatre". State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. http://www.wvculture.org/shpo/nr/pdf/monongalia/84003631.pdf. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
External links
- Metropolitan Theatre website
- Cinema Treasures: Metropolitan Theatre
- University of West Virginia Libraries, West Virginia History Onview: "Fire at the Metropolitan Theatre, Morgantown, W. Va."
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Other lists Categories:- Theatres on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Classical Revival architecture in West Virginia
- Buildings and structures completed in 1924
- Buildings and structures in Monongalia County, West Virginia
- Morgantown, West Virginia
- West Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
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