Alhambra Theatre (El Paso, Texas)
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Palace Theatre | |
Location | 209 S. El Paso St., El Paso, Texas |
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Coordinates | 31°45′25″N 106°29′19″W / 31.75694°N 106.48861°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1914 |
Architect | Trost & Trost |
Architectural style | Spanish Colonial Revival |
MPS | Commercial Structures of El Paso by Henry C. Trost TR |
NRHP reference No. | 80004109[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 24, 1980 |
The Alhambra Theatre, also known as the Palace Theatre, is a building in El Paso, Texas. Opened on August 1, 1914, the building was designed by architect Henry C. Trost in the Spanish Colonial Revival style with a Moorish theme, preceding spread of the Moorish Revival style of the 1920s. The building cost $150,000. It was prepared to serve either as a playhouse for live theater or as a movie house, and included a large organ to be played with silent movies of the day.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Palace Theatre" (PDF). Texas Historical Commission. 1980. Retrieved February 13, 2019. With three photos from 1979 and 1980.
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