Embassy Theatre (Lewistown, Pennsylvania)

The Embassy Theatre is a historic theatre building located on South Main Street in Lewistown, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania. It is a 1927 motion picture / vaudeville theatre, and is an excellent surviving example of theatre architecture of the 1920s. The original National Theatre building was built in 1916, and gutted in 1927 to be rebuilt as the Embassy. The front facade features eclectic Colonial Revival details. It has a rectangular marquee measuring 33 feet, 6 inches, by 10 feet, 6 inches, overall.[2] The theatre closed in 1981, and is currently non operational and is undergoing restoration.

Embassy Theatre
Embassy Theatre, April 2010
Location6 South Main Street, Lewistown, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°35′49″N 77°34′34″W
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1927
ArchitectAlbert Douglas Hill
Haverstick-Borthwick Co.
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.98000899[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Paul T. Fagley (January 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Embassy Theatre" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-29.

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