Saenger Theater
National Register of Historic Places

Saenger Theater

Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas
Listed
March 23, 1995
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
95000348

About this property

The Saenger Theatre is a historic theatre building at 120 West 2nd Avenue in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Built in 1924 to a design by Emile Weil, it is a Classical Revival brick building with an ornate interior that was last restyled in 1937. It is one of only a handful of Saenger movie palaces that remain. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. Media related to Saenger Theater (Pine Bluff, Arkansas) at Wikimedia Commons Geographic data related to Saenger Theatre (Pine Bluff, Arkansas) at OpenStreetMap Remembering The Saenger Theatre at Explore Pine Bluff ‘Reviving a jewel of Pine Bluff’ One woman’s mission to restore the Saenger Theatre at Fox 16 The Cost of Saving Arkansas' Saenger Theater on YouTube

Location

Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas
34.22819, -92.00409

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Saenger Theater listed on the National Register?

Saenger Theater was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 23, 1995.

What type of historic resource is Saenger Theater?

Saenger Theater is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Saenger Theater?

The period of significance for Saenger Theater is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1937.

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