Built 1927 NJRHP # 1338 Opened 1927 Added to NRHP 28 August 1986 | NRHP Reference # 86001957 Designated NJRHP July 17, 1986 Area 2,000 m² | |
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Location 985 South Orange Avenue, Newark, New Jersey Architectural style Mission Revival architecture Similar Seated Lincoln, Bloomfield Cemetery, Cathedral Basilica of the Sacre, Jewish Museum of New Jers, Wars of America | ||
The Stanley Theater in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, was built in 1927 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 28, 1986.
This Spanish Atmospheric style theatre was named for the Warner Brothers-owned circuit that built it. Frank Grad was the architect, with interior decoration by Landish Studios. The Stanley Theatre first opened in 1927, but due to its location in the outskirts of Newark, it ran second-run to the circuit's downtown Branford Theatre.
By the early 1970s, the Stanley Theatre was no longer profitable and got sold to an Italian-American cultural organization that turned it into a social hall called Casa Italiana. The Atmospheric style decor was retained, but the single floor auditorium was cleared of seats so it could be used for dining and dancing.
Since 1980 it has been Newark Tabernacle.