Ramona Theater

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Ramona Theater
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Location113 Broadway, Buhl, Idaho
Coordinates 42°35′55″N114°45′31″W / 42.59861°N 114.75861°W / 42.59861; -114.75861 Coordinates: 42°35′55″N114°45′31″W / 42.59861°N 114.75861°W / 42.59861; -114.75861
Arealess than one acre
Built1928
Architect Burton Morse
NRHP reference # 76000682 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 22, 1976

The Ramona Theater, at 113 Broadway in Buhl, Idaho, was built in 1928. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [1]

Buhl, Idaho City in Idaho, United States

Buhl is a city located on the old Oregon Trail in the western half of Twin Falls County, Idaho, United States. The population was 4,122 at the 2010 census, up from 3,985 in 2000. It is part of the Twin Falls Micropolitan Statistical Area.

National Register of Historic Places Federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred in preserving the property.

It was designed by architect Burton Morse. Built during a decade of a numerous constructions of movie theatres with varying architectural themes, this featured a mix of "Spanish Mission and Islamic elements, suggesting something from the movie sets of the day—perhaps those in Douglas Fairbanks' Thief of Bagdad , produced in 1924. Its pink stucco mass is accented with a four story corner tower 41 feet tall, topped by a mosque-like dome." Parts of a predecessor building on the site, the Wade Building, were incorporated into the construction. [2]

Burton Morse ), or Burton E. Morse, was an architect based in Twin Falls in the U.S. state of Idaho. Several of his works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Douglas Fairbanks American actor

Douglas Elton Thomas Ullman, known professionally as Douglas Fairbanks, was an American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer. He was best known for his swashbuckling roles in silent films including The Thief of Bagdad, Robin Hood, and The Mark of Zorro but spent the early part of his career making comedies.

<i>The Thief of Bagdad</i> (1924 film) 1924 film by Raoul Walsh

The Thief of Bagdad is a 1924 American silent swashbuckler film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Douglas Fairbanks, and written by Achmed Abdullah and Lotta Woods. Freely adapted from One Thousand and One Nights, it tells the story of a thief who falls in love with the daughter of the Caliph of Baghdad. In 1996, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. 2013-11-02.
  2. Arthur A. Hart (March 26, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Ramona Theater". National Park Service . Retrieved September 21, 2019. With accompanying photo from 1971