Paramount Theater (Austin, Minnesota)
Paramount Theater
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Paramount Theater from the south
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Location | Austin, Minnesota |
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Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Built | 1929 |
Architect | Ellerbe & Company |
Architectural style | Spanish Colonial Revival |
NRHP Reference # | 86002906[1] |
Added to NRHP | October 23, 1986 |
The Paramount Theatre is located at 125 4th Avenue NE, Austin in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The theater was built as an atmospheric theatre in 1929 to great fanfare, being the first movie palace in Austin accommodating 914 seats. The ceiling was painted with figures of dogs, winged creatures, and Spanish designs. It served the town until it closed in 1975, the genre being quashed by television and mall cinemas. In 1987 the Austin Area Commission for the Arts was formed to restore the building to its historic grandeur. Volunteers and donors, with the assistance of the Minnesota Historical Society repaired plaster and masonry and replaced the seats. A stone spire that had been hit by lightning in the 1940s was also repaired.
This is one of only four such theaters in the state to be used as a theater; the building is currently used for performances by the Matchbox Children’s Theatre and concerts and events sponsored by the Austin Area Commission for the Arts. The theatre is also home to special annual events and concerts including Austin Public School's Paramount Jazz, Michael Veldman and Friends Christmas Show, and concerts by the Austin Symphony Orchestra.[2][3]
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- Cinemas and movie theaters in Minnesota
- Theatres completed in 1929
- Theatres on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota
- National Register of Historic Places in Austin, Minnesota
- Buildings and structures in Austin, Minnesota
- Visitor attractions in Mower County, Minnesota