Capital Theater (Ely, Nevada)

Capital Theater
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	464–468 Aultman St., Ely, Nevada[1]
Coordinates	39°14′53.3″N 114°53′36.3″W / 39.248139°N 114.893417°WCoordinates: 39°14′53.3″N 114°53′36.3″W / 39.248139°N 114.893417°W
Built	1916
Architect	Fleming, C.O.; Hull, Percy W.
Architectural style	Mission/Spanish Revival
NRHP Reference #	93000692
Added to NRHP	August 05, 1993[2]

The Capital Theater in Ely, Nevada was built in 1916 by C.O. Fleming and W.P. Hull. The building housed a cinema until it closed in 1965, as well as retail businesses. The style represents a possible reconstruction after a 1929 fire, and might best be described as Spanish Colonial Revival. The theater's design was carried out by the owners.^[3]

The tall brick exterior's lower portion, which houses the retail stores, has been altered, but the upper two thirds remain as built with a scalloped parapet. The interior was remodeled in the Art Deco style in 1938, shortly after the Hull Brothers' other theater, the Central Theater, was completed in the same style.^[3][4]

The Capital was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.^[2]

References

1. Addresses 464, 466, and 468 can be seen on the three businesses occupying the building in 2014 photo.
2. Staff (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
3. James, Ron; McFadden, Michelle (May 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Capital Theater" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
4. James, Ron; McFadden, Michelle (May 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Central Theater" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-05-22.