The Lerner Theatre
Lerner Theatre, July 2010
Lerner Theatre is located in Indiana
Lerner Theatre
Lerner Theatre is located in the United States
Lerner Theatre
Location410 S. Main St., Elkhart, Indiana
Coordinates41°41′2″N 85°58′18″W / 41.68389°N 85.97167°W / 41.68389; -85.97167
Arealess than one acre
Built1924 (1924)
ArchitectLerner, Harry E.; Vitchum, K. V.
Architectural styleBeaux Arts
NRHP reference No.80000036[1]About the Lerner Theatre in Elkhart, IN</ref>
Added to NRHPOctober 2, 1980

The Lerner Theatre, previously known as the Elco Theatre, is a historic theatre located at Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana, United States. It was built in 1924, and is a two-story, reinforced concrete and steel, Beaux-Arts style building. The front facade features four Corinthian order columns, three freestanding urns, enriched cornice, parapet and frieze. The building is faced with terra cotta and has a lighted canopy projecting over the sidewalk. The auditorium features a large central dome measuring 30 to 40 feet in diameter. Built as a vaudeville theatre, by the late 1920s it had evolved into a motion picture palace.[2]: 2 

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1] It is located in the Elkhart Downtown Commercial Historic District.

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved October 1, 2015. Note: This includes Bill Brown and Terry Hershberger (June 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lerner Theatre" (PDF). Retrieved October 1, 2015. and Accompanying photographs.
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