Goodwill Theatre

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Goodwill Theatre
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Goodwill Theatre, February 2009
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Location36 Willow St.,
Johnson City, New York
Coordinates 42°6′50″N75°57′18″W / 42.11389°N 75.95500°W / 42.11389; -75.95500
Arealess than one acre
Built1920
ArchitectLacey, Schenck & Cummings
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals
NRHP reference No. 99001655 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 7, 2000

Goodwill Theatre is a historic movie theater located at Johnson City in Broome County, New York. It is a three-story steel frame building on a concrete foundation built in 1920. Its exterior is faced with red brick, cut limestone and marble in the Neoclassical style. It was a gift to the people of Johnson City by George F. Johnson (1857–1948), founder of Endicott-Johnson Shoe Company. [2]

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. [1]

The theatre is currently a performing arts theatre.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Kathleen LaFrank (January 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Goodwill Theatre". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2009-11-20.See also: "Accompanying 13 photos".