Schines Auburn Theatre

Schines Auburn Theatre
Schines Auburn Theatre, May 2009
Location: 12-14 South St., Auburn, New York
Area: less than one acre
Built: 1938
Architect: Eberson, John
Architectural style: Streamline Moderne
Governing body: Private
NRHP Reference#: 94001333[1]
Added to NRHP: March 15, 2000

Schines Auburn Theatre is a historic theatre building located at Auburn in Cayuga County, New York. It is an outstanding example of the later Art Deco style of architecture in the Streamline Moderne vein designed by the famous theatre architect John Eberson. It was completed in 1938 and features a ceramic brick and terra cotta facade, a stylized marquee, and a 2,000 seat auditorium with a complex arrangement of flat and curvilinear wall and ceiling surfaces and reveals and decorated with a shooting star motif.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  2. ^ Barbara E. Ebert (July 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Schines Auburn Theatre". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=981. Retrieved 2009-11-10. See also: "Accompanying three photos". http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=980. 
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