The Paramount Theatre Building is a historic movie palace and theater and now church, located at 145 North County Road and Sunrise Avenue, Palm Beach, Florida.
Paramount Theatre Building | |
 Facade of the theater, in 2010 | |
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| Location | Palm Beach, Florida |
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| Coordinates | 26°43′9″N 80°2′14″W / 26.71917°N 80.03722°W |
| Architect | Joseph Urban |
| Architectural style | Moorish Revival; Spanish Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 73000599[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 12, 1973 |
History
editIt was designed in the Moorish Revival and Spanish Colonial Revival styles by Joseph Urban in 1926. Urban also designed the nearby Mar-a-Lago and the Palm Beach Bath and Tennis Club.
By contrast to the Ziegfeld Theatre (1927), which Urban designed to bathe the audience in warmth and a general atmosphere of colorful gaiety, the Paramount Theatre employs simple lines and a cool, leisured palette of silver and green. "The theatre," Urban explained, "is not an escape from the life around, but a part of it, fitting into the rhythm of the community. The architecture of the Paramount Theatre … is accordingly simple, spacious, Southern."[2]
On December 12, 1973, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
Church
editThe Paramount Theatre Building now houses the Paramount Church, a non-denominational Christian church in Palm Beach. The Senior Pastor and Founder of Paramount Church is Rev. Dwight Stevens. The church sold the building in March 2021 to Woerners.
References
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Aronson, Arnold (2000). "Architect of Dreams: The Theatrical Vision of Joseph Urban". Columbia University Libraries. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
External links
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- Flheritage: Florida Office of Cultural and Historical Programs
- Official Paramount Church Website
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. FL-230, "Paramount Theatre, Sunrise Avenue & North County Road, Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, FL", 15 photos, 1 color transparency, 2 measured drawings, 18 data pages, 2 photo caption pages, supplemental material
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