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Warner Theater (West Chester, Pennsylvania)






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Coordinates: 39°5737N 75°3623W / 39.96028°N 75.60639°W / 39.96028; -75.60639
 

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Warner Theater

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

U.S. Historic district
Contributing property

Warner Theater, October 2010
Warner Theater (West Chester, Pennsylvania) is located in Pennsylvania
Warner Theater (West Chester, Pennsylvania)

Warner Theater (West Chester, Pennsylvania) is located in the United States
Warner Theater (West Chester, Pennsylvania)

Location120 N. High St., West Chester, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°57′37N 75°36′23W / 39.96028°N 75.60639°W / 39.96028; -75.60639
Area0 acres (0 ha)
Built1930
ArchitectRapp & Rapp
Architectural styleArt Deco
NRHP reference No.79002207[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 20, 1979

The Warner Theater, also known as The High Street Theater, was an historic, American movie theater that was located in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Located in the West Chester Downtown Historic District, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

The auditorium was demolished in late 1986; the remainder of the building was renovated and converted into the Hotel Warner.[2] Hotel Warner today is a member of Historic Hotels of America, the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.[3]

History and architectural features[edit]

Designed by the noted Chicago theater design firm of Rapp and Rapp and built by Warner Brothers, this historic theater opened on November 14, 1930. A composite of one-, two-, and three-story buildings that were created in the Art Deco style, it included a theater, restaurant and a series of seven small stores and had a two-story foyer with a three-story tower that formerly supported the marquee. The auditorium measured 83 feet by 120 feet, and originally sat 1,650, with 1,300 on the floor and 350 in the balcony.[4]

Located in the West Chester Downtown Historic District, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

The auditorium was demolished in late 1986, and the remainder of the building has been renovated as the Hotel Warner.[5] Hotel Warner today is a member of Historic Hotels of America, the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.[6]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  • ^ Cinema Treasures website
  • ^ "Hotel History - Hotel Warner". Historic Hotels of America. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  • ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Retrieved 2012-11-02. Note: This includes Kate Eby and Wynne L. Milner (May 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Warner Theater" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-05.
  • ^ Cinema Treasures website
  • ^ "Hotel History - Hotel Warner". Historic Hotels of America. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  • External links[edit]

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    West Chester, Pennsylvania
    Theatres on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
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    Theatres completed in 1930
    Buildings and structures in Chester County, Pennsylvania
    National Register of Historic Places in Chester County, Pennsylvania
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