Palace Theatre | |
Location | 209 S. El Paso St., El Paso, Texas |
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Coordinates | 31°45′25″N106°29′19″W / 31.75694°N 106.48861°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1914 |
Architect | Trost & Trost |
Architectural style | Spanish Colonial Revival |
MPS | Commercial Structures of El Paso by Henry C. Trost TR |
NRHP reference No. | 80004109 [1] |
Added to NRHP | September 24, 1980 |
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