Pitts Theatre

Pitts Theatre

State Theatre, March 2013
Location 303-307 S. Main St., Culpeper, Virginia
Coordinates 38°28′24″N 77°59′47″W / 38.47333°N 77.99639°W / 38.47333; -77.99639Coordinates: 38°28′24″N 77°59′47″W / 38.47333°N 77.99639°W / 38.47333; -77.99639
Area less than one acre
Built 1937 (1937)-1938
Built by Fletcher, Keith, contractor
Architect Ronay, Nicholas
Architectural style Art Deco
Website www.culpepertheatre.org
NRHP Reference # 08000420[1]
VLR # 204-5053
Significant dates
Added to NRHP May 15, 2008
Designated VLR March 20, 2008[2]

Pitts Theatre, also known as the State Theatre after 1970, is a historic movie theater located at Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia. It was built in 1937-1938, and is a concrete block structure faced in brick in the Art Deco style. The building consists of a symmetrical three-bay façade, with a central theater entrance flanked by storefront retail spaces. The façade features a stepped massing that recedes from the entrance and storefronts. The interior has a sophisticated circulation system, which enabled balcony patrons, which were initially African-American, and white patrons to enter the theater separately to separate spaces; the main balcony and auditorium, respectively. The theater closed in 1992.[3] The theater reopened in May 2013 with a performance by Lyle Lovett, after renovation supported by federal and state historic tax credits. The theater now hosts a variety of performances including concerts, movie screenings, community events, children's workshops, plays and musicals. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ↑ Kimble A. David (December 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Pitts Theatre" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos


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