Parkway Theatre

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Location1768 St. Johns Place, Brooklyn, New York
Coordinates 40°40′11″N73°55′7″W / 40.66972°N 73.91861°W / 40.66972; -73.91861
Arealess than one acre
Built1928
ArchitectWiseman, Harrison G.
Architectural styleMoorish
NRHP reference No. 10000136 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 31, 2010

The Parkway Theatre, also known as the Rolland Theatre and since 1956 as the Holy House of Prayer for All People, is a historic former theater at 1768 St. Johns Place, at the intersection with Eastern Parkway in Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York City. It was built in 1928 and is a steel-frame-and-concrete building faced in buff-colored brick with terra cotta trim. It consists of a long and low three-story block along St. Johns Place, with a triangular lobby block fronting a tall, rectangular-plan auditorium block and stage fly loft block. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places". WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 3/29/10 THROUGH 4/02/10. National Park Service. April 9, 2010.
  2. Kathy Howe (January 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:Parkway Theatre". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved February 20, 2011.See also: "Accompanying 18 photos".