Paramount Theatre
National Register of Historic Places

Paramount Theatre

Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky
Listed
June 29, 1975
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
75000736

About this property

The Paramount Arts Center is an historic theater located in Ashland, Kentucky, in the United States. Listed as the Paramount Theatre on the National Register of Historic Places, it operates as a non-profit organization, offering symphonies, Broadway plays, ballets, concerts, and other productions.

Location

1304 Winchester Ave.
Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky
38.47948, -82.64294

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 75000736. It was listed on June 29, 1975.

Categories

ENTERTAINMENT/RECREATIONARCHITECTUREINVENTION
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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

St. James AME Church
Industrial
0.1 mi
First Presbyterian Church
Colonial
0.2 mi
Bath Avenue Historic District
Civil War
0.2 mi
Ashland Commercial Historic District
Industrial
0.2 mi

Nearby Battles

Engagement near Louisa and Catlettsburg (Boyd County)
1862Civil War
5.9 mi
Engagement near Louisa / Catlettsburg (Boyd County)
1862Civil War
5.9 mi
Raid on Guyandotte and Ceredo (Second, 1862)
1862Civil War
7.3 mi

Questions about this property

When was Paramount Theatre listed on the National Register?

Paramount Theatre was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 29, 1975.

What type of historic resource is Paramount Theatre?

Paramount Theatre is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Paramount Theatre?

The period of significance for Paramount Theatre is recorded as the industrial era.

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