Palace Theatre
National Register of Historic Places

Palace Theatre

El Paso, El Paso County, Texas
Listed
September 23, 1980
Type
Building
Period
Colonial
Ref No.
80004109

About this property

The Alhambra Theatre, also known as the Palace Theatre, is a building in El Paso, Texas. Opened on August 1, 1914, the building was designed by architect Henry C. Trost in the Spanish Colonial Revival style with a Moorish theme, preceding spread of the Moorish Revival style of the 1920s. The building cost $150,000.

Location

209 S. El Paso St.
El Paso, El Paso County, Texas
31.75712, -106.48919

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 80004109. It was listed on September 23, 1980.

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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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

State National Bank
Industrial
0.1 mi
Plaza Hotel
Industrial
0.1 mi
Plaza Theatre
Industrial
0.1 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of El Paso del Norte
1846Mexican-American War
0.2 mi
El Paso Gunfight — Dallas Stoudenmire Four Dead in Five Seconds
1881Frontier
0.2 mi
El Paso — Manning Brothers vs. Stoudenmire
1882Frontier
0.2 mi

Questions about this property

When was Palace Theatre listed on the National Register?

Palace Theatre was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 23, 1980.

What type of historic resource is Palace Theatre?

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

What is the period of significance for Palace Theatre?

The period of significance for Palace Theatre is recorded as the colonial era, specifically around 1914.

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