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 | |
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| Location | 3rd and Market Sts., Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°15′38″N 76°52′52″W / 40.26056°N 76.88111°W |
| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built | 1836, 1912 |
| Built by | Matthew Wilson |
| Architect | Fuller Claflin (1912 remodel) |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 82001532[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 9, 1982 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 9, 1982.[1]
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#82001532)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "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.