Blackstone-State Theater Explained

Blackstone-State Theater
Location:212 S. Michigan, South Bend, Indiana
Coordinates:41.6744°N -86.25°W
Architect:Henry L. Newhouse
Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:June 5, 1985
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:85001204

Blackstone-State Theater is a historic theatre building located at South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. It was built in 1919, and is a four-story, Classical Revival style brick and terra cotta building. The first floor has four storefronts and the theatre entrance. The upper floors form a loggia that rises to the fourth floor and supported by four pairs of fluted columns. The theater originally sat 2,500 patrons.[1]

The theater was closed between 1977 and 1994, and it closed again in 2016.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) . Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology . Searchable database. 2016-06-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Downtown South Bend Historic MRA. 2016-06-01. Elizabeth A. Straw and Karen Kiemnec. PDF. January 1984.
  2. News: Erin. Blasko. Tax Sale Clouds State Theatre's Future in South Bend. South Bend Tribune. 2016-09-16. 2019-07-31.