Crystal Theatre (Flandreau, South Dakota)
Appearance
Crystal Theatre | |
Location | 215 E. Second Ave., Flandreau, South Dakota |
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Coordinates | 44°2′57″N 96°35′32″W / 44.04917°N 96.59222°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1913 |
Architectural style | Early Commercial |
NRHP reference No. | 00001214[1] |
Added to NRHP | October 12, 2000 |
The Crystal Theatre in Flandreau, South Dakota was built in 1913. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1] It has hosted live vaudeville performances and film showings.[2]
It is Early Commercial in style. It is a two-story brick structure with a parapet hiding its flat roof. It is 32 by 100 feet (9.8 m × 30.5 m) in plan.[3]
It was opened in January 1914. It received Technicolor installation in 1932. It was closed in 1969, reopened in 1971 and showed movies into the mid-1980s. It was purchased by a local theatre group in the late 1980s.[3]
It was deemed notable "for its association with recreation and entertainment in Flandreau, South Dakota" and "for its Commercial Style of architecture."[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Living History - Crystal Theater".
- ^ a b c Lynda B. Schwan (June 21, 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Crystal Theatre". National Park Service. Retrieved November 22, 2017. With three photos from 2000.