Beacon Theatre (Hopewell, Virginia)
Beacon Theatre, also known as the Broadway Theatre and Pythian Lodge, is a historic theatre building located at Hopewell, Virginia.
Beacon Theatre | |
 Beacon Theatre, May, 2007 | |
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| Location | 401 N. Main St., Hopewell, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°18′16″N 77°17′15″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1928 |
| Architect | Edwards, Osbert L.; Bishop, Fred |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Art Deco |
| NRHP reference No. | 00001434[1] |
| VLR No. | 116-0010 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 22, 2000 |
| Designated VLR | June 14, 2000[2] |
History
It was built in 1928, and is a three-story, vaudeville and movie theater with storefront commercial space, second-floor apartments and third-floor meeting space. It has Colonial Revival and Art Deco style details. The building features decorative bands of flush brickwork punctuated with rectangular cast-stone corner blocks and cast-stone detailing in the parapet coping; the theater is adorned with classical plaster friezes, an elaborate proscenium, and a cove ceiling in the auditorium. The Beacon Theatre remained a theater offering live performances and movies until it closed in 1981.[3] It later reopened.[4]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- B.J. Loudermilk (April 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Beacon Theatre" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
- Hopewell Beacon Theatre
