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Carolina Theater (Fayetteville, North Carolina)

Coordinates: 35°3′15″N 78°53′3″W / 35.05417°N 78.88417°W / 35.05417; -78.88417
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Carolina Theater
Site of the theater, now occupied by City Hall
Carolina Theater (Fayetteville, North Carolina) is located in North Carolina
Carolina Theater (Fayetteville, North Carolina)
Carolina Theater (Fayetteville, North Carolina) is located in the United States
Carolina Theater (Fayetteville, North Carolina)
Location443 Hay St., Fayetteville, North Carolina
Coordinates35°3′15″N 78°53′3″W / 35.05417°N 78.88417°W / 35.05417; -78.88417
Arealess than one acre
Built1927 (1927)
Architectural styleExotic Revival
MPSFayetteville MRA
NRHP reference No.83001847[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 7, 1983

Carolina Theater was a historic movie theater located at Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina. It was built in 1927, and was an oversize two-story brick rectangular building in the Moorish Revival style. The front facade featured terra cotta, clay, brickwork, and decorative stone or concrete friezework. The theater closed on October 19, 1978.[2] It has been demolished.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Linda Jasperse (March 1982). "Carolina Theater" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
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