Madison Theatre

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Madison Theatre
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location: Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA
Coordinates: 40°41′39″N 89°35′29″W / 40.69417, -89.59139Coordinates: 40°41′39″N 89°35′29″W / 40.69417, -89.59139
Built/Founded: 1920[1]
Architect: Frederic J. Klein
Architectural style(s): Classical Revival
Added to NRHP: November 21, 1980[2]
NRHP Reference#: 80001402

The Madison Theatre, in Peoria, Illinois, United States, opened on October 16, 1920 as a silent picture theatre.[1] The building was commissioned by Dee Robinson, and designed by Frederick J. Klein; it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 21, 1980. The side of the building is located directly across Main Street from the Pere Marquette Hotel, also on the National Register.[3] The theatre features an Italian Renaissance exterior and classical plasterwork on the interior walls and domed lobby ceilings. The lobby's terra-cotta plasterwork frames a triple-arched window above the marquee.[4]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b "Madison Theatre," (PDF), National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, HAARGIS Database. Retrieved 15 April 2007.
  2. ^ National Register Information System Database, National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 15 April 2007.
  3. ^ Vivere Research. "Madison Theatre", HistoricPeoria.com, 2000-10-01. Retrieved on 2007-02-18. 
  4. ^ "Madison Theatre", CinemaTreasures.org. Retrieved on 2007-02-18. 
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