Carolina Theater (Fayetteville, North Carolina)

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Carolina Theater
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Site of the theater, now occupied by City Hall
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Location443 Hay St., Fayetteville, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°3′15″N78°53′3″W / 35.05417°N 78.88417°W / 35.05417; -78.88417
Arealess than one acre
Built1927 (1927)
Architectural styleExotic Revival
MPS Fayetteville MRA
NRHP reference No. 83001847 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 7, 1983

Carolina Theater was a historic movie theater located at Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina. It was built in 1927, and was an oversize two-story brick rectangular building in the Moorish Revival style. The front facade featured terra cotta, clay, brickwork, and decorative stone or concrete friezework. The theater closed on October 19, 1978. [2] It has been demolished.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Linda Jasperse (March 1982). "Carolina Theater" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.