Metropolitan Theatre | |
Nrhp Type: | cp |
Nocat: | yes |
Location: | 371 S. High St., Morgantown, West Virginia |
Coordinates: | 39.6308°N -79.9556°W |
Built: | 1924 |
Architect: | Charles W. Bates |
Architecture: | Classical Revival |
Added: | January 12, 1984 |
Refnum: | 84003631 |
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.[1]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It is located in the Downtown Morgantown Historic District, listed in 1996.