Paramount Theater (Austin, Minnesota)

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location= Austin, Minnesota
lat_degrees = 43
lat_minutes = 40
lat_seconds = 12
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 92
long_minutes = 58
long_seconds = 24.4
long_direction = W
locmapin = Minnesota
area =
built =1929
architect= Ellerbe & Company
architecture= Colonial Revival, Other
added = October 23, 1986
governing_body = Private
refnum=86002906cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

The Paramount Theatre is located at 125 4th Avenue NE, Austin in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The theater was built as an atmospheric theatre in 1929 to great fanfare, being the first movie palace in Austin accommodating 914 seats. The ceiling was painted with figures of dogs, winged creatures, and Spanish designs. It served the town until it closed in 1975, the genre being quashed by television and mall cinemas. In 1987, Austin Area Commission for the Arts was formed to restore the building to its historic grandeur. Volunteers and donors, with the assistance of the Minnesota Historical Society repaired plaster and masonry and replaced the seats. A stone spire that had been hit by lightning in the 1940s was also repaired. This is one of only four such theaters in the state to be used as a theater; the building is currently used for performances by the Matchbox Children’s theatre. [cite web| title = History| publisher = Paramounttheatre.org| url = http://www.paramounttheatre.org/history.htm| accessdate =2008-01-30] cite book|title=The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota|last=Nord|first=Mary Ann|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|date=2003|isbn=0-87351-448-3]

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