Tivoli Theater (Additional Documentation)
National Register of Historic Places

Tivoli Theater (Additional Documentation)

Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee
Listed
April 10, 1973
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
73001779

About this property

The Tivoli Theatre, also known as the Tivoli and the "Jewel of the South", is a historic theatre in Chattanooga, Tennessee, that opened on March 19, 1921. Built between 1919 and 1921 at a cost of $750,000, designed by famed Chicago-based architectural firm Rapp and Rapp and well-known Chattanooga architect Reuben H. Hunt, and constructed by the John Parks Company (general contractors), the theatre was one of the first air-conditioned public buildings in the United States. The theatre was named Tivoli after Tivoli, Italy, has cream tiles and beige terra-cotta bricks, has a large red, black, and white marquee with 1,000 chaser lights, and has a large black neon sign that displays TIVOLI with still more chaser lights.

Location

709 Broad St.
Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee
35.04795, -85.31014

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

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When was Tivoli Theater (Additional Documentation) listed on the National Register?

Tivoli Theater (Additional Documentation) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 10, 1973.

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Tivoli Theater (Additional Documentation) is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Tivoli Theater (Additional Documentation) is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1919.

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