Lerner Theatre
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Lerner Theatre, July 2010 | |
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| Location | 401 S. Main St., Elkhart, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 41°41′2″N 85°58′18″W / 41.68389°N 85.97167°WCoordinates: 41°41′2″N 85°58′18″W / 41.68389°N 85.97167°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1924 |
| Architect | Lerner, Harry E.; Vitchum, K. V. |
| Architectural style | Beaux Arts |
| NRHP Reference # | 80000036[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 2, 1980 |
Lerner Theatre, also known as the Elco Theatre, is a historic theatre located at Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana. It was built in 1924, and is a two-story, reinforced concrete and steel, Beaux-Arts style building. The front facade features four Corinthian order columns, three freestanding urns, enriched cornice, parapet and frieze. The building is faced with terra cotta and has a lighted canopy projecting over the sidewalk. The auditorium features a large central dome measuring 30 to 40 feet in diameter. Built as a vaudeville theatre, by the late 1920s it had evolved into a motion picture palace.[2]:2
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1] It is located in the Elkhart Downtown Commercial Historic District.
References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-10-01. Note: This includes Bill Brown and Terry Hershberger (June 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lerner Theatre" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-10-01. and Accompanying photographs.
