Churchill Theatre–Community Building

Churchill Theatre–Community Building
Location 103 Walnut Street (MD 19), Church Hill, Maryland
Coordinates 39°8′31″N 75°59′6″W / 39.14194°N 75.98500°W / 39.14194; -75.98500Coordinates: 39°8′31″N 75°59′6″W / 39.14194°N 75.98500°W / 39.14194; -75.98500
Area less than one acre
Built 1929 (1929)
Architect Coleman, Elwood F.
Architectural style Art Deco
NRHP reference # 00001051[1]
Added to NRHP September 8, 2000

The Churchill Theatre–Community Building is a historic movie theater located at Church Hill, Queen Anne's County, Maryland, United States. It is a large two-story stucco building constructed in 1929 by the town government as a community hall, and was first used as a movie theatre in 1936. The present Art Deco entrance and interior features were installed after a fire in 1944. It continued to serve as a movie theater until 1982.[2]

The Churchill Theatre–Community Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Michael O. Bourne and Peter E. Kurtze (September 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Churchill Theatre–Community Building" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.


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