Blackstone-State Theater

Blackstone-State Theater
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Blackstone-State Theater, July 2012
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Location	212 S. Michigan, South Bend, Indiana
Coordinates	41°40′28″N86°15′0″W / 41.67444°N 86.25000°W / 41.67444; -86.25000
Area	less than one acre
Built	1919 (1919)
Architect	Henry L. Newhouse
Architectural style	Classical Revival
MPS	Downtown South Bend Historic MRA
NRHP reference No.	85001204 [1]
Added to NRHP	June 5, 1985

Blackstone-State Theater is a historic theater building located at South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. It was built in 1919, and is a four-story, Classical Revival style brick and terra cotta building. The first floor has four storefronts and the theater entrance. The upper floors form a loggia that rises to the fourth floor and supported by four pairs of fluted columns. The theater originally sat 2,500 patrons. ^{[2] : 57}

The theater was closed between 1977 and 1994, and it closed again in 2016. ^[3] In 2025 the South Bend Redevelopment Commission bought the theater, performed improvements, and put it up for bid. ^[4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved June 1, 2016.Note: This includes Elizabeth A. Straw and Karen Kiemnec (January 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Downtown South Bend Historic MRA" (PDF). Retrieved June 1, 2016.
3. Blasko, Erin (September 16, 2016). "Tax Sale Clouds State Theatre's Future in South Bend" . South Bend Tribune . Retrieved July 31, 2019.
4. Reilly, Ginger (October 24, 2025). "South Bend Redevelopment Commission approves plan to put State Theatre up for purchase bid" . South Bend Tribune. Retrieved November 1, 2025.

External links

• State Theater website