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City National Bank Building and Orpheum Theater
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The marquee at Omaha's Orpheum Theater.
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| Location: | Omaha, Nebraska |
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| Built: | 1895 |
| Architect: | Holabird & Roche; Lawrie,Harry |
| Architectural style: | Italianate |
| Governing body: | Private |
| MPS: | Opera House Buildings in Nebraska 1867-1917 MPS (AD) |
| NRHP Reference#: |
73001061 [1] |
| Added to NRHP: | March 26, 1973 |
The Orpheum Theater is located at 409 South 16th Street in downtown Omaha, Nebraska. The Orpheum hosts programs best served by a more theatrical setting, including the Broadway Across America-Omaha series and Opera Omaha. As City National Bank Building and Creighton Orpheum Theater, the theatre is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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The 2,600-seat proscenium theater was originally built in 1927 as a vaudeville house after John A. Creighton, a local philanthropist, donated a large amount of money towards its construction. It was a movie theater from the 1940s through 1975, when it received a $2 million renovation.[2] The Orpheum underwent a $10 million renovation in 2002. In 2004, the Orpheum Theater Skylink was added for increased convenience and accessibility to the Orpheum. The 200-foot-long elevated, enclosed and climate-controlled walkway connects the OPPD parking garage to the Orpheum Theater.
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