Metropolitan Theatre (Morgantown, West Virginia)
Metropolitan Theatre is a historic theater building located at Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia. It opened July 24, 1924, two-and-a-half years after construction began, and consists of a single floor auditorium with balcony. The building measures 72 feet by 143 feet, and has two storefronts on the ground floor and a pool room in the basement. The front facade features fluted concrete Ionic order pilasters with egg-and-dart detail in the Classical Revival style. The theater continues to provide a home for the city's best live entertainment.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It is located in the Downtown Morgantown Historic District, listed in 1996.
Gallery
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Don Knotts statue.
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Stage right of the proscenium from center house.
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House left balcony.
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House ceiling.
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Balcony seating.
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Balcony canvas border (bottom left).
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Comuntzis, C. G. & Barbara J. Howe (September 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Metropolitan Theatre" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Metropolitan Theatre (Morgantown, West Virginia).
- Metropolitan Theatre website
- Cinema Treasures: Metropolitan Theatre
- West Virginia & Regional History Center at West Virginia University, Metropolitan Threatre, Morgantown, Records
- University of West Virginia Libraries, West Virginia History Onview: "Fire at the Metropolitan Theatre, Morgantown, W. Va."