Area less than one acre Architect Frank J. Schlotter NRHP Reference # 79000047 Added to NRHP 1 October 1979 | Built 1913 Architectural style Moorish Opened 1913 | |
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Similar Mesker Amphitheatre, Soldiers and Sailors Memorial, Metro Sports Center, Washington Square Mall, Old Vanderburgh County C | ||
Alhambra Theatorium (also known as The Alhambra Theater) is a historic movie theater in the Haynies Corner Arts District of Evansville, Indiana. It was designed by Frank J. Schlotter and opened on September 27, 1913 as a movie theater. The Alhambra was one of many influenced by the Alhambra Palace in Spain. Although Alhambra theatres opened all over the world, only a traditional playhouse built in New York in 1905 predates Evansville's in the United States.
The theatre cost $18,000 to build and was one of the largest movie theatres in Evansville at the time. It included a cigar shop and a confectionery, and spurred new business in the area now designated as the Haynies Corner Arts District. The theater ceased operation in 1956.
The Alhambra has been renovated a few times in the past 100 years and is in the process of being restored. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.