Sunset Theater is a historic movie theater located at Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina. It was designed by the architectural firm of Benton & Benton and built in 1929. It is a two-story, parapet roof load-bearing stuccoed brick building in the Spanish Colonial Revival style. It measures approximately 50 feet by 100 feet and has a large open auditorium seating 412. The theater was purchased by the City of Asheboro in 2005.[2]
Sunset Theater | |
 Sunset Theater, September 2013 | |
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| Location | 232, 234, 236 Sunset Avenue, Asheboro, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°42′22″N 79°49′00″W / 35.70611°N 79.81667°W |
| Area | 22.6 acres (9.1 ha) |
| Built | 1929 |
| Built by | Trogden, S. E. |
| Architect | Holleyman, William C. Jr.; Benton & Benton |
| Architectural style | Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 11000210[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 20, 2011 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 4/18/11 through 4/22/11. National Park Service. 2011-04-29.
- ^ M. Ruth Little (December 2010). "Sunset Theater" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
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