Английская Википедия:Chase's Theater and Riggs Building
Шаблон:Infobox NRHP The Chase's Theater and Riggs Building, also known as the Keith-Albee Theater and the Keith-Albee Building, was a historic building located at 1426 G Street and 615-627 15th Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the city's Downtown area.
History
The Beaux-Arts theater was originally designed by Jules Henri de Sibour, and built in 1912, for Plimpston B. Chase. He sold the theater to B.F. Keith in 1913.[1] It was a part of the B.F. Keith vaudeville circuit, which became a part of the Keith-Albee-Orpheum chain, and then RKO Pictures. William Howard Taft attended the opening in 1912, and Woodrow Wilson regularly attended. Entertainers included: Will Rogers, Eddie Cantor, Rudy Vallée, Laurel and Hardy, and ZaSu Pitts.
In 1956, RKO sold the building, to Morris Cafritz for $1.55 million. In 1959, he offered to sell the building to the city as a performing arts center, but the city would not assume the $1.5 million mortgage. The movie theater closed in 1978; it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
In March 1978, the United States Commission of Fine Arts recommended saving the facade of the Keith-Albee Theater and National Metropolitan Bank.[2][3][4]
In 1979, the D.C. Superior Court halted demolition of the Keith Albee building,[5] but then allowed demolition of the interior.[6] The developer said he would preserve the historic facade of the Keith-Albee theater building, if he could demolish Rhodes' Tavern.[7]
It is now the Metropolitan Square office building.[8]
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in the District of Columbia
- Theater in Washington D.C.
References
External links
- http://www.streetsofwashington.com/2010/05/vaudeville-and-other-high-drama-at-15th.html
- http://www.wikimapia.org/4468154/Metropolitan-Square
Шаблон:Registered Historic Places
- ↑ Шаблон:NRHP url
- ↑ "The Battle to Save Rhodes Tavern: A Chronology." The Washington Post September 11, 1984.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Perl, Peter. "Panel Approves Rhodes Demolition, Calls for Delay Pending Vote in Fall." Washington Post. May 11, 1983
- ↑ "Court Order Temporarily Halts Demolition of Albee-Keith Facade." The Washington Post C4. April 24, 1979
- ↑ Wheeler, Linda. "Solomon-Like Court Order Is Slicing District's Historic Keith-Albee Building." Washington Post. June 15, 1979
- ↑ Oman, Anne H. "Developer Has New Plan For Historic Buildings." Washington Post. August 2, 1979.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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