Odeon Theater (Tucumcari, New Mexico)

Odeon Theater
Location 123 South Second St., Tucumcari, New Mexico
Coordinates 35°10′48″N 103°43′37″W / 35.18000°N 103.72694°W / 35.18000; -103.72694Coordinates: 35°10′48″N 103°43′37″W / 35.18000°N 103.72694°W / 35.18000; -103.72694
Area less than one acre
Built 1936
Architectural style Art Deco
MPS Movie Theaters in New Mexico MPS
NRHP reference # 06001254[1]
Added to NRHP January 17, 2007

The Odeon Theater in Tucumcari, New Mexico is a distinctive Art Deco landmark. Located on South 2nd Street a few blocks from the town's railroad depot, it was built in 1936.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]

It is a two-story building with stucco-faced clay tile walls on a concrete foundation. It has a flat roof with a stepped parapet, with a fluted vertical column rising above. Its Art Deco elements include its use of glass blocks, of decorative geometrical molding, and of Art Deco style lettering of its neon sign.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 David Kammer (June 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Odeon Theater". National Park Service. Retrieved June 3, 2017. With two photos.
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