Mystic Theatre | |
Location | Main St., Marmarth, North Dakota |
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Coordinates | 46°17′49″N103°55′29″W / 46.29694°N 103.92472°W Coordinates: 46°17′49″N103°55′29″W / 46.29694°N 103.92472°W |
Built | 1914 |
NRHP reference No. | 77001029 [1] |
Added to NRHP | September 13, 1977 |
Mystic Theatre is a historic theatre in Marmarth in Slope County, North Dakota. It was built in 1914 and has also been known as Marmarth Theatre. The theatre was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. [1]
It is a 26-by-76-foot (7.9 m × 23.2 m) frame building, stuccoed, with 187 seats. [2]
It was unusual for its time, as it was specifically designed for showing "motion pictures". It was a project of professional baseball player Guy Johnson (1891-1971), who moved to Marmarth and built the theatre in 1914. It opened April 22, 1914 and was packed. [2]
Marmarth is the largest city in Slope County in the U.S. State of North Dakota with a population of 143 as of 2014. It is situated in the southwestern part of Slope County, along the Bowman County line in the southwestern part of North Dakota, just seven miles east of the Montana border. Marmarth was founded as a railroad town along the Milwaukee Road from Seattle, WA to Chicago, IL. By 1920, Marmarth had over 1,300 residents. The town's population declined during most of the 20th century and was only 143 in 2014. There is one restaurant and one bar still located in Marmarth in 2013.
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