Dalton Theatre Building

Dalton Theatre Building is a historic theatre building located at Pulaski, Pulaski County, Virginia. It was built in 1921, and is a three-story, five bay, brick commercial building with a flat roof topped by a one-story square central tower. At the rear of the building was a gable-roofed auditorium and a plain five-story equipment tower serving the stage. The auditorium is designed in the Beaux Arts style. The theater was built for vaudeville, then showed motion pictures into the 1960s.[3] The auditorium section of the building collapsed in 1982.[4]

Dalton Theatre Building
Dalton Theatre Building, October 2013
LocationWashington Ave., Pulaski, Virginia
Coordinates37°2′48″N 80°46′47″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1921 (1921)
ArchitectLombard, James C & Co.
Architectural styleLate 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Beaux Arts
NRHP reference No.79003074[1]
VLR No.125-0002
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 7, 1979
Designated VLRNovember 16, 1977[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (November 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Dalton Theatre Building" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
  4. Gibson Worsham and Charlotte Worsham (August 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Pulaski Historic Commercial District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources.


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