Apollo Theater - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Apollo Theater | |
NYC Landmark | |
Location | 254 West 125th Street Manhattan, New York City |
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Coordinates | 40°48′36.17″N 73°57′0.54″W / 40.8100472°N 73.9501500°W |
Built | 1913–1914[2] |
Architect | George Keister[2] |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 83004059[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | November 17, 1983 |
Designated NYCL | June 28, 1983 |
The Apollo Theater is a music hall located at 253 West 125th Street between Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard (Seventh Avenue) and Frederick Douglass Boulevard in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City. It is a known location for African-American performers, and is the home of Showtime at the Apollo.
In 1983, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission; Dolkart, Andrew S.; Postal, Matthew A. (2009). Postal, Matthew A. (ed.). Guide to New York City Landmarks (4th ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-470-28963-1., p. 202