Parkway Theatre

Parkway Theatre
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
In 2013
Location	1768 St. Johns Place, Brooklyn, New York
Coordinates	40°40′11″N 73°55′7″W / 40.66972°N 73.91861°WCoordinates: 40°40′11″N 73°55′7″W / 40.66972°N 73.91861°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1928
Architect	Wiseman, Harrison G.
Architectural style	Moorish
NRHP Reference #	10000136 [1]
Added to NRHP	March 31, 2010

The Parkway Theatre, also known as the Rolland Theatre and since 1952 as the Holy House of Prayer for All People, is a historic former theater at 1768 St. Johns Place, at the intersection with Eastern Parkway in Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York, New York. It was built in 1928 and is a steel frame and concrete building faced in buff colored brick with terra cotta trim. It consists of a long and low three story block along St. Johns Place, with a triangular lobby block fronting a tall rectangular plan auditorium block and stage fly loft block.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.^[1]

References

1. "National Register of Historic Places". WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 3/29/10 THROUGH 4/02/10. National Park Service. 2010-04-09.
2. Kathy Howe (January 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:Parkway Theatre". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-02-20. See also: "Accompanying 18 photos".