Colonial Theatre (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)

Colonial Theatre, also known as the Lochiel Hotel, is a historic theater and commercial building located at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The building consists of a five-story, brick and frame front section and a rear brick and frame auditorium. The original Colonial Theatre was built about 1836, as a hotel in the Greek Revival style and featured a four columned portico on the Market Street entrance. It was subsequently modified in form and use a number of times. In the 1870s, a mansard roof was added. The rear auditorium was added in 1912, when the building was converted from a hotel to hotel and movie / vaudeville theater. The lobby was remodeled in the 1930s / 1940s in an Art Deco style; the auditorium has Italian Renaissance style detailing. The theater and hotel closed in 1976, and the building used for offices and shops.[2]

Colonial Theatre
Colonial Theatre, April 2024
Colonial Theatre (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) is located in Pennsylvania
Colonial Theatre (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)
Colonial Theatre (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) is located in the United States
Colonial Theatre (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)
Location3rd and Market Sts., Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°15′38″N 76°52′52″W / 40.26056°N 76.88111°W / 40.26056; -76.88111
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1836, 1912
Built byMatthew Wilson
ArchitectFuller Claflin (1912 remodel)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.82001532[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 9, 1982

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 9, 1982.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#82001532)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2011-11-12. Note: This includes Frederick L. Morgenthaler III (June 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Colonial Theatre" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-12.