Chief Theater (Gallup, New Mexico)

Chief Theater
	Chief Theater
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	230 W. Coal Ave., Gallup, New Mexico
Coordinates	35°31′37″N108°44′37″W / 35.52694°N 108.74361°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1920
Architectural style	Art Deco, Pueblo Deco
MPS	Downtown Gallup MRA
NRHP reference No.	87002223
Added to NRHP	May 16, 1988

Last updated November 09, 2025

The Chief Theater in Gallup, New Mexico is an Art Deco-style theatre built in 1920. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.^[1] It was then occupied by the City Electric Shoe Shop.^[2]

More specifically, the style of its facade is a Southwest regional Art Deco substyle, regionally referred to as Pueblo Deco.^[2]

References

1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Chief Theater". National Park Service . Retrieved January 24, 2019. With accompanying photo from 1987

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[nris-1] 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.

[nrhpdoc-2] 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Chief Theater". National Park Service . Retrieved January 24, 2019. With accompanying photo from 1987

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