Beebe Theater

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Beebe Theater
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LocationCenter St., Beebe, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°4′15″N91°52′46″W / 35.07083°N 91.87944°W / 35.07083; -91.87944 Coordinates: 35°4′15″N91°52′46″W / 35.07083°N 91.87944°W / 35.07083; -91.87944
Arealess than one acre
Built1930 (1930)
Architectural styleVernacular commercial
MPS White County MPS
NRHP reference No. 91001265 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 5, 1991

The Beebe Theater was a historic performance space on Center Street in Beebe, Arkansas. It was a two-story brick structure, with a decorative brick-faced marquee extending in front, and decorative brickwork squares and parapet above the second level. A pair of entries flanked the ticket window in an entry that was recessed and raised a few steps above the sidewalk. Built about 1930, the building was a well-preserved example of vernacular commercial architecture found in smaller Arkansas cities. [2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. [1] It has been listed as destroyed in the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program database. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Beebe Theater". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-06-15.
  3. "Arkansas Historic Preservation Program database". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-12-26.