Scenic Theater
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sfwife
N 27° 54.113 W 081° 35.215
17R E 442240 N 3086471
Historic building in downtown Lake Wales, FL
Waymark Code: WM2H7W
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 11/03/2007
Views: 33
From the website:
"The Lake Wales Scenic Theater was built by a group of local businessmen organized as the Lake Wales Amusement Company. It seated 400 people, about half the town's population at the time. The photograph above was taken soon after its completion in 1920.
A two-part Masonry Vernacular commercial building, the Scenic Theater contains decorative features that were borrowed from the Mission Style. They include a curvilinear parapet and barrel tile covering over the flared eaves."
Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Lake Wales Commercial Historic District
Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link]
NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): [Web Link]
Address:
254 East Stuart Avenue
Lake Wales FL 33853
How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Narrative found on the internet (Link provided below)
Optional link to narrative or database: [Web Link]
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