Parkway Theatre Explained

Parkway Theatre
Location:1768 St. Johns Place, Brooklyn, New York
Coordinates:40.6697°N -73.9186°W
Built:1928
Architect:Wiseman, Harrison G.
Architecture:Moorish
Added:March 31, 2010
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:10000136[1]

The Parkway Theatre, also known as the Rolland Theatre and since 1956 as the Holy House of Prayer for All People, is a historic former theater at 1768 St. Johns Place, at the intersection with Eastern Parkway in Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York, New York. It was built in 1928 and is a steel-frame-and-concrete building faced in buff-colored brick with terra cotta trim. It consists of a long and low three-story block along St. Johns Place, with a triangular lobby block fronting a tall, rectangular-plan auditorium block and stage fly loft block.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places. 2010-04-09. WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 3/29/10 THROUGH 4/02/10. National Park Service.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration:Parkway Theatre. January 2010. 2011-02-20 . Kathy Howe. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. See also: Web site: Accompanying 18 photos.