Colonial Theatre (Hagerstown, Maryland) Explained

Colonial Theatre
Location:12--14 S. Potomac St., Hagerstown, Maryland
Coordinates:39.6411°N -77.7203°W
Architect:Yessler, Harry E.
Architecture:Baroque
Added:August 2, 1978
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:78001478

Colonial Theatre is a historic theater located at 12-14 S. Potomac Street in Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, United States. It is a 1914 commercial structure designed by Harry E. Yessler, a Hagerstown architect. It is three stories high, with a heavily ornamented, Baroque influenced façade. A large marquee bearing the name of the original theater projects over the sidewalk. The upper levels of the façade are constructed of glazed white blocks with gold decorative detailing, in a Palladian window shape, flanked by flat Ionic pilasters. The theatre showed films until 1973, and is now owned by a church.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{MHT url|id=484}} Colonial Theatre]. 2009-01-03. Maryland Historical Trust.