Black Theater of Ardmore

United States historic place
Black Theater of Ardmore
34°10′13″N 97°7′22″W / 34.17028°N 97.12278°W / 34.17028; -97.12278
Built1922
NRHP reference No.84002978[1][2]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1984

The Black Theater of Ardmore is a historic theater building in Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States. It was built in 1922 during a time of racial segregation, when Ardmore's community of more than 2,000 African American residents had its own business district and its own residential area. The theater provided entertainment for black residents who were excluded from patronizing white theaters. It is also a symbol to the once-thriving black business district of Ardmore. It functioned as a theater until 1944, when it was sold to the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "Oklahoma Historical Society State Historic Preservation Office".
  3. ^ Savage, Beth L. (1995). African American Historic Places. John Wiley and Sons. ISBN 978-0-471-14345-1.
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National Register of Historic Places in Carter County, Oklahoma
Ardmore
  • Ardmore Carnegie Library
  • Ardmore Historic Commercial District
  • Ardmore Municipal Auditorium
  • Black Theater of Ardmore
  • Brady Cabin
  • Carter County Courthouse
  • Central Park Bandstand
  • Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad Viaduct
  • Dornick Hills Country Club
  • Douglass High School Auditorium
  • Dunbar School
  • Galt-Franklin Home
  • Hardy Murphy Coliseum
  • Johnson Home
  • Lake Murray State Park
  • Oklahoma, New Mexico and Pacific Railroad Depot
  • Sayre-Mann House
  • Turner House
Carter County map
Healdton
  • Healdton Armory
  • Zaneis School Teacher's Dormitory
TatumsWilson
  • Healdton Oil Field Bunk House


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