Historic Elitch Theater (Denver, Colorado)

 theatre, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, Stick Style (architecture), shingle style (architecture)

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Historic theatre listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Built: 1890
Alterations: west backstage addition (1954-1955)
Architectural style: Stick Style; Shingle Style
Areas of significance: Architecture; Performing Arts
Area: less than 1 acre
Date added to NRHP: 3/21/1978
Other designations: listed on the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties
Notes: This theater was the longest continuously operated summer theater in Denver, and until its closure in 1987 was the site of countless theater, vaudeville, light opera, and classical music programs. Elitch Theater hosted the first screen-projected motion picture shown in Denver in 1896. The one-time summer theatrical home of early Hollywood actors like Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks, the theater has been under gradual restoration since 2007.

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