Hollywood Theater
National Register of Historic Places

Hollywood Theater

Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas
Listed
October 24, 1990
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
90001575

About this property

Hollywood Theater is a historic Art Deco theater building in Leavenworth, Kansas. Designed by Robert Boller of the Boller Brothers, it is typical of theaters that were designed to be showcases in the 1920s and 1930s. It was built about 1937 or 1938 and opened on July 23, 1938.

Location

401 Delaware St.
Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas
39.31803, -94.91537

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 90001575. It was listed on October 24, 1990.

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

AXA Building
Industrial
0 mi

Nearby Battles

Fort Leavenworth — Confederate POW Camp Disorders (1862)
1862Civil War
2.6 mi
Skirmish at Fort Leavenworth Approaches
1862Civil War
2.7 mi
Weston Skirmish
1861Civil War
6 mi

Questions about this property

When was Hollywood Theater listed on the National Register?

Hollywood Theater was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 24, 1990.

What type of historic resource is Hollywood Theater?

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

What is the period of significance for Hollywood Theater?

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

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