Athens Theater -- Exterior Front View

Athens Theater (New Bern, N.C.)

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Title:: Athens Theater -- Exterior Front View
Topics:: Architecture
Subjects:: Arches
Beaux-Arts (style)
Decoration and ornament
Facades
Revival, Classical (European revival style)
Theaters
Original Format:: Black and white print (photograph)
Item identifier:: ncar1596-001-bx0001-007-005
Genre:: Architectural photographs
Location:: New Bern (N.C.)
Digital Project:: Beaux Arts to Modernism

Repository:: State Archives of North Carolina
Collection:: Herbert Woodley Simpson papers, 1888-1941 (NCAR1596) held by State Archives of North Carolina
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Funding:: Digitization of this image was partially supported with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.

Architect:: Simpson, Herbert W. (Herbert Woodley), 1870-1945 more info on Simpson, Herbert W. (Herbert Woodley), 1870-1945

Architectural note:: The façade combines Neo-Classical and Beaux-Arts stylistic elements. The recessed entrances and ticket booth were entered through a pair of large Roman arches containing Diocletian windows. Crowning the façade was a Baroque curvilinear pediment. Harrison S. Hancock served as contractor for the project.
Location:: New Bern (N.C.)
Subjects:: Historic buildings
Theaters
Latitude, Longitude:: 35.107189, -77.040455