National Register of Historic Places

Northup Theater

Syracuse, Hamilton County, Kansas
Listed
February 9, 2005
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
05000008

About this property

The Northrup Theater was built in Syracuse, Kansas in 1930 by local businessman Frank F. Northrup. At the time of its construction it was billed as the largest movie theater in western Kansas. The theater continues to show movies, and is owned by the Syracuse/Hamilton Chamber of Commerce. The Northrup Theatre is a 2+1⁄2-story masonry building. The original structure is styled as an adaptation of the Mission Revival style, with Moderne elements added in a 1948 renovation. The main facade facing Main Street uses textured blond brick, capped by a stepped parapet and embellished with terra cotta detailing. The parapet conceals the theater's bowstring truss roof system. The theater's main entrance is flanked by two storefronts. A curved glass block ticket booth stands in the recessed theater entrance, under a metal marquee. A large vertical sign is placed directly above the marquee, with NORTHRUP on either side. The structure is brick and hollow clay tile with a steel truss roof, on a concrete foundation. The side walls are party walls with the adjoining buildings. The rear elevation is a plain brick wall with a large opening for the theater's original evaporative cooling system. The Northrup Theater was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 9, 2005.

Location

116 N. Main St.
Syracuse, Hamilton County, Kansas
37.98413, -101.75261

Categories

ARCHITECTUREENTERTAINMENT/RECREATION
Sources

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

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When was Northup Theater listed on the National Register?

Northup Theater was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 9, 2005.

What type of historic resource is Northup Theater?

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

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The period of significance for Northup Theater is recorded as the industrial era.

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