Community Theatre (Pine Bluff, Arkansas)

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Location207 W. 2nd Ave., Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°13′49″N92°0′17″W / 34.23028°N 92.00472°W / 34.23028; -92.00472 Coordinates: 34°13′49″N92°0′17″W / 34.23028°N 92.00472°W / 34.23028; -92.00472
Built1951
Architectural styleModerne
Part of Pine Bluff Commercial Historic District (ID08000438)
NRHP reference No. 04000507 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 26, 2004
Designated CPMay 20, 2008

The Community Theatre is a historic theatre building at 207 West 2nd Avenue in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. It is a two-story brick building, finished in stucco, with Moderne styling. It was built in 1889, and housed first a furniture store, and then a five and dime, before being converted for theatrical use in the 1920s. Its present Moderne styling dates to renovations made in the wake of a 1951 fire. [2]

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The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Community Theatre". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-11-08.

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