Brook Arts Center
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Brook Theater | |
 The Brook Arts Center 2014 | |
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| Location | 10 Hamilton Street, Bound Brook, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 40°33′43″N 74°31′48″W / 40.56194°N 74.53000°WCoordinates: 40°33′43″N 74°31′48″W / 40.56194°N 74.53000°W |
| Built | 1927 |
| Built by | Alexander Morecraft[1] |
| Architect | William E. Lehman |
| NRHP Reference # | 14000190[2][3] |
| Added to NRHP | May 5, 2014 |
Brook Arts Center, formerly Brook Theatre (opened 1927), is a historic theater in Bound Brook, New Jersey.[4] It was designed by William E. Lehman.[5] Originally used as a vaudeville house, the 1300 seat theater was the hub of a theater district serving surrounding towns and counties. As motion pictures took over in the 1930s, the theater became a performing arts center and first run movie house, operating continuously until the flood of 1999.[3]
The theater is notable for its contributions to Bound Brook and remains the only surviving vaudeville theater in Somerset County.[3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[2]
The theatre has undergone some flood damage, and no longer puts on it's own productions, though it does rent out it's space. The theatre now has a total of 630 seats, less than half of it's original capacity.
References
- ↑ Kat Cannelongo (January 2014). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Registration Form: The Brook Theater" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-06-03. Includes photos, drawings, and maps.
- 1 2 "Weekly List - National Register of Historic Places Official Website". National Park Service. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- 1 2 3 "National Register of Historic Places Program: Brook Theater". National Park Service. 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-05.
- ↑ "THE HISTORY OF THE BROOK:". brookarts.org. Somerset Cultural Arts Center, Inc. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
- ↑ "Movie Theaters Designed by William E. Lehman". cinematreasures.org. Cinema Treasures. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
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