Liberty Theater (Astoria, Oregon)

Coordinates: 46°11′19″N 123°49′48″W / 46.188667°N 123.829883°W / 46.188667; -123.829883
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Astor Building
Bennes and Herzog
ArtistJoseph Knowles (painter)
Architectural styleItalian Renaissance
Part ofAstoria Downtown Historic District[2] (ID98000631)
NRHP reference No.84002938
Added to NRHPSeptember 7, 1984

The Liberty Theater is a historic

commercial building of which the theater is the major occupant is also known as the Astor Building, especially in the context of historic preservation
.

History

Opened in 1925 as the first theater to be re-established after the destruction of the

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 using the Astor Building name.[3]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Multiple other theaters were built through the same owner-architect association, including the Hollywood Theatre (1926) and Bagdad Theatre (1927) in Portland. Both Portland theaters are also listed on the National Register.

References

  1. ^ a b Goodenberger, John; Steinmann, Robert (December 12, 1983), National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form: Astor Building (PDF), retrieved January 19, 2017.
  2. ^ Goodenberger, John E. (August 19, 1997), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Astoria Downtown Historic District (PDF), retrieved October 14, 2015.
  3. ^ National Park Service (September 21, 1984), Weekly announcement of National Register of Historic Places actions (PDF), p. 134, retrieved January 19, 2017.

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