State Theater (Newark, Delaware)

State Theater was a historic theater located at Newark in New Castle County, Delaware. It was built about 1929 and was a Neoclassical style, rectangular brick structure with one of the narrow ends oriented toward the street. The theater occupied most of the building, with two small store spaces located at either end of the facade.[2] It was closed near the end of the 1980s,[3] and it was demolished in 1989.[4]

State Theater
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Building occupying the theater's site
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Location	39 E. Main St., Newark, Delaware
Coordinates	39.683014°N 75.751905°W / 39.683014; -75.751905
Area	0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built	1929
Architectural style	Classical Revival
MPS	Newark MRA
NRHP reference No.	83001405[1]
Added to NRHP	February 24, 1983

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Valerie Cesna and Betsy Bahr (December 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: State Theater". National Park Service and accompanying photos. Retrieved 2010-04-20. External link in |publisher= (help)
3. Cinema Treasures, State Theatre, Newark, Delaware
4. "Newark timeline". The News Journal. December 6, 2006. Retrieved April 25, 2011.