Capital Theater (Ely, Nevada)

Capital Theater
Location 464–468 Aultman St., Ely, Nevada[1]
Coordinates 39°14′53.3″N 114°53′36.3″W / 39.248139°N 114.893417°WCoordinates: 39°14′53.3″N 114°53′36.3″W / 39.248139°N 114.893417°W
Built 1916
Architect Fleming, C.O.; Hull, Percy W.
Architectural style Mission/Spanish Revival
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 93000692
Added to NRHP August 05, 1993[2]

The Capital Theater in Ely, Nevada was built in 1916 by C.O. Fleming and W.P. Hull. The building housed a cinema until it closed in 1965, as well as retail businesses. The style represents a possible reconstruction after a 1929 fire, and might best be described as Spanish Colonial Revival. The theater's design was carried out by the owners.[3]

The tall brick exterior's lower portion, which houses the retail stores, has been altered, but the upper two thirds remain as built with a scalloped parapet. The interior was remodeled in the Art Deco style in 1938, shortly after the Hull Brothers' other theater, the Central Theater, was completed in the same style.[3][4]

The Capital was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Addresses 464, 466, and 468 can be seen on the three businesses occupying the building in 2014 photo.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 James, Ron; McFadden, Michelle (May 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Capital Theater". National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
  4. ↑ James, Ron; McFadden, Michelle (May 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Central Theater". National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-05-22.