Lerner Theatre
The Lerner Theatre, previously known as the Elco Theatre, is a historic theatre located at Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana, United States. It was built in 1924, and is a two-story, reinforced concrete and steel, Beaux-Arts style building. The front facade features four Corinthian order columns, three freestanding urns, enriched cornice, parapet and frieze. The building is faced with terra cotta and has a lighted canopy projecting over the sidewalk. The auditorium features a large central dome measuring 30 to 40 feet in diameter. Built as a vaudeville theatre, by the late 1920s it had evolved into a motion picture palace.[2]: 2
The Lerner Theatre | |
 Lerner Theatre, July 2010 | |
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| Location | 410 S. Main St., Elkhart, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 41°41′2″N 85°58′18″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1924 |
| Architect | Lerner, Harry E.; Vitchum, K. V. |
| Architectural style | Beaux Arts |
| NRHP reference No. | 80000036[1]About the Lerner Theatre in Elkhart, IN</ref> |
| Added to NRHP | October 2, 1980 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1] It is located in the Elkhart Downtown Commercial Historic District.
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved October 1, 2015. Note: This includes Bill Brown and Terry Hershberger (June 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lerner Theatre" (PDF). Retrieved October 1, 2015. and Accompanying photographs.
