State Theatre (Easton, Pennsylvania)
The State Theatre, officially known as the State Theatre Center for the Arts, is a 1,500-seat, historic, American theater that is located in the City of Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
State Theatre | |
 The interior of Easton's State Theater in 2018 | |
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| Location | 453 Northampton St., Easton, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°41′29″N 75°12′45″W |
| Area | 0.6 acres (0.24 ha) |
| Built | 1910, 1925 |
| Architect | Lee, W.H. |
| Architectural style | Beaux Arts |
| NRHP reference No. | 82003804[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 4, 1982 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
History
The building began to take its present form in 1910, when modified from a bank building to a vaudeville theater, called the Neumeyers Vaudeville House. The building was extensively modified in 1926, to include a larger auditorium, balcony, and lush decorations; at that time it was renamed "The State." The building is asymmetrical with a cut stone Beaux-Arts style facade and large overhanging marquee.[2]
The theater has hosted the Freddy Awards, which honor the best in high school theater programs in the Lehigh Valley, every year since the inaugural show in 2003.[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Janet M. Dach; Margaret D. Druse & Susan Zacher (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: State Theatre" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-10-29.
- "Looking back on a decade of Freddy Awards". The Express-Times. 2012-05-20. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
External links
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