Paramount Theatre Building (Palm Beach, Florida)

Paramount Theatre Building
Facade of the theater, in 2010
Location Palm Beach, Florida
Coordinates 26°43′9″N 80°2′14″W / 26.71917°N 80.03722°WCoordinates: 26°43′9″N 80°2′14″W / 26.71917°N 80.03722°W
Architect Joseph Urban
Architectural style Moorish Revival; Spanish Colonial Revival
NRHP Reference # 73000599[1]
Added to NRHP December 12, 1973

The Paramount Theatre Building is a historic movie palace and theater at 145 North County Road and Sunrise Avenue, Palm Beach, Florida.

History

It was designed in the Moorish Revival and Spanish Colonial Revival styles by Joseph Urban in 1926. Mr. Urban also designed the nearby Mar-A-Lago and the Palm Beach Bath and Tennis Club.

On December 12, 1973, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

Church

The Paramount Theatre Building now houses the Paramount Church, a non-denominational Christian church. The Senior Pastor and Founder of Paramount Church is Rev. Dwight Stevens.

References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.

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