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Jefferson Theater (Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania)

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Area
  
less than one acre

Built by
  
Harl, McKean

NRHP Reference #
  
85001001

Added to NRHP
  
9 May 1985

Built
  
1905

Architect
  
Parks, H.C.

Opened
  
1905

Jefferson Theater (Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania)

Location
  
230 N. Findley St., Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania

Jefferson Theater was a historic theatre building located at Punxsutawney, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1905, and consisted of a lobby section connected to the auditorium. The lobby measured approximately 70 feet long and 12 feet wide. It connects to the approximately 70 feet wide and 107 feet long auditorium. The auditorium had a balcony and sat over 1,200. It closed in 1978 and was Punxsutawney's only remaining theater. It was demolished in 1998.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

References

Jefferson Theater (Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania) Wikipedia