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Colfax Theater
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Colfax Theater | |
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Location | 213 W. Colfax, South Bend, Indiana |
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| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1928 |
| Architect | Christmnan, H.G., Co. |
| MPS | Downtown South Bend Historic MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 85001208[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | June 5, 1985 |
| Removed from NRHP | July 7, 1993 |
Colfax Theater was a historic theater building in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. It was built in 1928, and was a two-story, irregularly shaped brick building with a glazed terra cotta facade. The auditorium seated 2,000 patrons. The second story featured a multi-paned Palladian window.[2]: 16 It was demolished in 1991 to accommodate an expansion of the neighboring South Bend Tribune.[3][4]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985, and delisted in 1993.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved June 1, 2016. Note: This includes Elizabeth A. Straw and Karen Kiemnec (January 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Downtown South Bend Historic MRA" (PDF). Retrieved June 1, 2016.
- ^ Cinema Treasures
- ^ "The walls came tumbling down..." South Bend Tribune. November 6, 1991. p. 2. Retrieved June 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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