Metropolitan Theatre (Morgantown, West Virginia)
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Metropolitan Theatre is a historic theater building located at Morgantown
, Monongalia County, West Virginia
. It opened July 24, 1924, two-and-a-half years after construction began, and consists of a single floor auditorium
with balcony. The building measures 72 feet by 143 feet, and has two storefronts on the ground floor and a pool room
in the basement. The front facade features fluted concrete
Ionic order
pilasters with egg-and-dart
detail in the Classical Revival
style. The theater continues to provide a home for the city's best live entertainment.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1984. It is located in the Downtown Morgantown Historic District
, listed in 1996.
Morgantown, West Virginia
Morgantown is a city in Monongalia County, West Virginia. It is the county seat of Monongalia County. Placed along the banks of the Monongahela River, Morgantown is the largest city in North-Central West Virginia, and the base of the Morgantown metropolitan area...
, Monongalia County, West Virginia
Monongalia County, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 81,866 people, 33,446 households, and 18,495 families residing in the county. The population density was 227 people per square mile . There were 36,695 housing units at an average density of 102 per square mile...
. It opened July 24, 1924, two-and-a-half years after construction began, and consists of a single floor auditorium
Auditorium
An auditorium is a room built to enable an audience to hear and watch performances at venues such as theatres. For movie theaters, the number of auditoriums is expressed as the number of screens.- Etymology :...
with balcony. The building measures 72 feet by 143 feet, and has two storefronts on the ground floor and a pool room
Billiard room
A billiard room is a recreation room, such as in a house or recreation center, with a billiards, pool or snooker table...
in the basement. The front facade features fluted concrete
Concrete
Concrete is a composite construction material, composed of cement and other cementitious materials such as fly ash and slag cement, aggregate , water and chemical admixtures.The word concrete comes from the Latin word...
Ionic order
Ionic order
The Ionic order forms one of the three orders or organizational systems of classical architecture, the other two canonic orders being the Doric and the Corinthian...
pilasters with egg-and-dart
Egg-and-dart
Egg-and-dart or Egg-and-tongue is an ornamental device often carved in wood, stone, or plaster quarter-round ovolo mouldings, consisting of an egg-shaped object alternating with an element shaped like an arrow, anchor or dart. Egg-and-dart enrichment of the ovolo molding of the Ionic capital is...
detail in the Classical Revival
Neoclassical architecture
Neoclassical architecture was an architectural style produced by the neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century, manifested both in its details as a reaction against the Rococo style of naturalistic ornament, and in its architectural formulas as an outgrowth of some classicizing...
style. The theater continues to provide a home for the city's best live entertainment.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1984. It is located in the Downtown Morgantown Historic District
Downtown Morgantown Historic District
Downtown Morgantown Historic District is a national historic district located at Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia. The district originally included 122 contributing buildings and 2 contributing sites in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Morgantown. ...
, listed in 1996.
