Eagles Building-Strand Theater

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Location243 E. Main St., Alliance, Ohio
Coordinates 40°55′18″N81°6′10″W / 40.92167°N 81.10278°W / 40.92167; -81.10278 Coordinates: 40°55′18″N81°6′10″W / 40.92167°N 81.10278°W / 40.92167; -81.10278
Arealess than one acre
Built1921
Architectural styleRenaissance
NRHP reference No. 96001624 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 25, 1997

The Eagles Building-Strand Theater is a building built in 1921 in Alliance, Ohio, also known as the Wallace Building. It historically served as a meeting hall and as a theater. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. [1]

It opened as the Strand Theatre in May 1927, and it closed in 1960. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Cinema Treasures: Strand Theatre" . Retrieved February 11, 2017.