Brook Arts Center

Brook Theater

The Brook Arts Center 2014
Location 10 Hamilton Street, Bound Brook, New Jersey
Coordinates 40°33′43″N 74°31′48″W / 40.56194°N 74.53000°W / 40.56194; -74.53000Coordinates: 40°33′43″N 74°31′48″W / 40.56194°N 74.53000°W / 40.56194; -74.53000
Built 1926 (1926)
Built by Alexander Morecraft[1]
Architect William E. Lehman
NRHP Reference # 14000190[2][3]
Added to NRHP 5 May 2014

Brook Arts Center, formerly Brook Theatre (opened 19 January 1927), is a historic theater in Bound Brook, New Jersey.[4] It was designed by William E. Lehman.[5] Originally a 1,300-seat vaudeville house, the theater was the hub of a theater district serving surrounding towns and counties. As motion pictures took over in the 1930s, the theater became a performing arts center and first-run movie house, operating until the floods of 1999 and 2007 required extensive rebuilding.[3]

The theater is notable for its contributions to Bound Brook and remains the only surviving vaudeville theater in Somerset County.[3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[2]

The theater has suffered flood damage, and no longer puts on its own productions, although it does rent out its space. The theater now has a total of 630 seats, less than half of its original capacity.

References

  1. ↑ Kat Cannelongo (January 2014). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Registration Form: The Brook Theater" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-06-03. Includes photos, drawings, and maps.
  2. 1 2 "Weekly List - National Register of Historic Places Official Website". National Park Service. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 "National Register of Historic Places Program: Brook Theater". National Park Service. 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-05.
  4. ↑ "The History of the Brook". brookarts.org. Somerset County Cultural Arts Center. Archived from the original on 10 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Movie Theaters Designed by William E. Lehman". cinematreasures.org. Cinema Treasures. Retrieved 18 December 2013.


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