Grand Theater
National Register of Historic Places

Grand Theater

Norfolk, Madison County, Nebraska
Listed
September 3, 2013
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
13000677

About this property

The Grand Theater in Norfolk in Madison County, Nebraska was built in 1920, had a seating capacity of 1,081, and cost about $80,000 to construct. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. It was the city of Norfolk's first purpose-built movie theater when constructed in 1920. The theater was closed during 1930–34, perhaps as result of the 1927 opening of the opulent Granada Theater, with an auditorium seating 1,100. The theater was available for sale in February 2017.

Location

120 S. 3rd St.
Norfolk, Madison County, Nebraska
42.03371, -97.41080

Categories

ENTERTAINMENT/RECREATIONARCHITECTURE
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.

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When was Grand Theater listed on the National Register?

Grand Theater was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 3, 2013.

What type of historic resource is Grand Theater?

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

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The period of significance for Grand Theater is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1920.

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