Carolina Theatre (Lumberton, North Carolina)

Carolina Theatre, also known as the Carolina Civic Center, is a historic movie theater located at Lumberton, Robeson County, North Carolina. It was built in 1927–1928, and is a three-story, Italian Renaissance style brick and terra cotta building. The theatre closed in 1975.[2] It has been renovated and houses the Carolina Civic Center.

Carolina Theatre
Carolina Civic Center, December 2014
Location319 N. Chestnut St., Lumberton, North Carolina
Coordinates34°37′9″N 79°0′30″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1927 (1927)-1928
Built byUnderwood, U.A., Construction Co.
ArchitectDixon, S.S.
Architectural styleItalian Renaissance
NRHP reference No.81000426[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 9, 1981

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[1] It is located in the Lumberton Commercial Historic District at 319 North Chestnut Street.

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Davyd Foard Hood and Edward F. Turberg (December 1980). "Carolina Theatre" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.

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