Built 1926 (1926) NRHP Reference # 14000190 Phone +1 732-469-7700 | Built by Alexander Morecraft Opened 1926 Added to NRHP 5 May 2014 | |
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Address 10 Hamilton St, Bound Brook, NJ 08805, USA Similar Gen John Frelinghuysen House, Old Stone Arch Bridge, Tulipwood, Somerset Courthouse Green, Lyons Station Profiles | ||
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Brook Arts Center, formerly Brook Theatre (opened 19 January 1927), is a historic theater in Bound Brook, New Jersey. It was designed by William E. Lehman. Originally a 1,300-seat vaudeville house, the theater was the hub of a theater district serving surrounding towns and counties. As motion pictures took over in the 1930s, the theater became a performing arts center and first-run movie house, operating until the floods of 1999 and 2007 required extensive rebuilding.
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The theater is notable for its contributions to Bound Brook and remains the only surviving vaudeville theater in Somerset County. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.
The theater has suffered flood damage, and no longer puts on its own productions, although it does rent out its space. The theater now has a total of 630 seats, less than half of its original capacity.