File:Sylvan Theater Building, Sylva, NC (32764630908).jpg
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This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 14000545. |
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| Description | Richard Sharp Smith and Albert Heath Carrier didn’t just design the old Jackson County Courthouse, but also this humble building located adjacent to the intersection of Mill Street and Main Street in downtown Sylva, North Carolina. The building was constructed in 1927 by J. S. Higdon as the 500-seat Sylvan Theater, which competed with the nearby Lyric Theater for business. However, the building changed hands rapidly, coming under the ownership of former manager Edwin B. Drake in 1928, before being purchased by Harry E. Buchanan, owner of the Lyric Theater, in 1929. By 1933, the Theater was no longer in operation, with the Lyric remaining as the sole movie theater in town until it was supplanted by the Ritz Theater in 1941. The building does have an upper floor, as indicated by the front facade, but this originally was just home to a small projection room, with the rear portion of the building having a full-height room for movie screenings. The building was converted as use as two retail storefronts after the theater closed, with the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce and Public Library taking up residence in the building from the 1950s through the 1970s. The building was also variously home to an optometrist, clothing store, and an insurance agency, but is today home to Papou’s Wine Shop and The Wilderness Society. The building did have its facade covered with a metal screen from 1971 until around 2006, when the building’s facade was restored to its original appearance. |
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| Source | Sylvan Theater Building, Sylva, NC |
| Author | Warren LeMay from Cincinnati, OH, United States |
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by w_lemay at https://flickr.com/photos/59081381@N03/32764630908 (archive). It was reviewed on 4 June 2019 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-zero. |
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