Sunset Theater

Sunset Theater

Sunset Theater, September 2013
Location 232, 234, 236 Sunset Avenue, Asheboro, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°42′22″N 79°49′00″W / 35.70611°N 79.81667°W / 35.70611; -79.81667Coordinates: 35°42′22″N 79°49′00″W / 35.70611°N 79.81667°W / 35.70611; -79.81667
Area 22.6 acres (9.1 ha)
Built 1929 (1929)
Built by Trogden, S. E.
Architect Holleyman, William C. Jr.; Benton & Benton
Architectural style Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival
NRHP Reference # 11000210[1]
Added to NRHP April 20, 2011

Sunset Theater is a historic movie theater located at Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina. It was designed by the noted architectural firm of Benton & Benton and built in 1929. It is a two-story, parapet roof load-bearing stuccoed brick building in the Spanish Colonial Revival style. It measures approximately 50 feet by 100 feet and has a large open auditorium seating 412. The theater was purchased by the City of Asheboro in 2005.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 4/18/11 through 4/22/11. National Park Service. 2011-04-29.
  2. M. Ruth Little (December 2010). "Sunset Theater" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.


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