Avalon Theatre (Washington, D.C.)

This article is about the former Chevy Chase Theatre in Washington. For the former Chevy Chase Theater in Los Angeles, see Earl Carroll Theatre (Los Angeles).
Avalon Theatre
Avalon Theatre (Washington, D.C.) is located in District of Columbia
Avalon Theatre (Washington, D.C.)
Avalon Theatre (Washington, D.C.) is located in the United States
Avalon Theatre (Washington, D.C.)
Location5612 Connecticut Ave. NW
Washington, D.C.
Coordinates38°57′56″N 77°4′35″W / 38.96556°N 77.07639°W / 38.96556; -77.07639
Built1922
ArchitectUpman and Adams
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.96000734[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 18, 1996

The Avalon Theatre, formerly Chevy Chase Theatre, is an historic structure located in the Chevy Chase neighborhood in the Northwest Quadrant of Washington, D.C. The Classical Revival building was designed by the architectural firm of Upman and Adams and completed in 1922. The Avalon is a rare example of a neighborhood movie house in Washington; it is the oldest in continuous use.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[3]

As of 2021, it hosts the Washington metropolitan area's third-largest commercial movie theater screen, after the National Air & Space Museum and the AFI Silver in Silver Spring, Maryland.

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Chevy Chase Theater (Avalon Theater)". DC Preservation. Archived from the original on 2011-07-01. Retrieved 2011-11-21.
  3. ^ "Chevy Chase Theater (Avalon Theater) - The Chevy Chase Theater is the city's oldest continuously operating neighborhood theater, a rare local example of an early neighborhood movie house". DC Historic Sites. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
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