Colonial Theatre (Hagerstown, Maryland)

Colonial Theatre is a historic theater located at 12-14 S. Potomac Street in Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, United States. It is a 1914 commercial structure designed by Harry E. Yessler, a Hagerstown architect. It is three stories high, with a heavily ornamented, Baroque influenced façade. A large marquee bearing the name of the original theater projects over the sidewalk. The upper levels of the façade are constructed of glazed white blocks with gold decorative detailing, in a Palladian window shape, flanked by flat Ionic pilasters. The theatre showed films until 1973, and is now owned by a church.[2]

Colonial Theatre
Colonial Theatre (Hagerstown, Maryland) is located in Maryland
Colonial Theatre (Hagerstown, Maryland)
Colonial Theatre (Hagerstown, Maryland) is located in the United States
Colonial Theatre (Hagerstown, Maryland)
Location12--14 S. Potomac St., Hagerstown, Maryland
Coordinates39°38′28″N 77°43′13″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1914 (1914)
ArchitectYessler, Harry E.
Architectural styleBaroque
NRHP reference No.78001478[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 2, 1978

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Colonial Theatre". Maryland Historical Trust. 2009-01-03.


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