The current mission for Church Hill Theatre, Inc is as a performing arts center dedicated to the creation and presentation of quality live performance and educational opportunities for all members of our diverse community. CHT produces 4-5 full scale productions each year, including at least one musical. The theater has open seating for up to 140 patrons
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| Location | 103 Walnut Street (MD 19), Church Hill, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 39°8′31″N 75°59′6″W / 39.14194°N 75.98500°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1929 |
| Architect | Coleman, Elwood F. |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| NRHP reference No. | 00001051[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 8, 2000 |
The Churchill Theatre–Community Building was an 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]
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The Churchill Theatre–Community Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ 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.
External links
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Media related to Church Hill Theatre (Church Hill, Maryland) at Wikimedia Commons
- Churchill Theatre, Queen Anne's County, including undated photo, at Maryland Historical Trust