Metropolitan Theatre (Morgantown, West Virginia)

Metropolitan Theatre is a historic theater building located at Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia. It opened July 24, 1924, two-and-a-half years after construction began, and consists of a single floor auditorium with balcony. The building measures 72 feet by 143 feet, and has two storefronts on the ground floor and a pool room in the basement. The front facade features fluted concrete Ionic order pilasters with egg-and-dart detail in the Classical Revival style. The theater continues to provide a home for the city's best live entertainment.[2]

Metropolitan Theatre
Metropolitan Theatre in 2015
Metropolitan Theatre (Morgantown, West Virginia) is located in West Virginia
Metropolitan Theatre (Morgantown, West Virginia)
Metropolitan Theatre (Morgantown, West Virginia) is located in the United States
Metropolitan Theatre (Morgantown, West Virginia)
Location371 S. High St., Morgantown, West Virginia
Coordinates39°37′51″N 79°57′20″W
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1924
ArchitectCharles W. Bates
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.84003631[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 12, 1984

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It is located in the Downtown Morgantown Historic District, listed in 1996.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Comuntzis, C. G. & Barbara J. Howe (September 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Metropolitan Theatre" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
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