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Carver Theatre (Columbia, South Carolina)

Coordinates: 34°0′37″N 81°1′18″W / 34.01028°N 81.02167°W / 34.01028; -81.02167
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Carver Theatre
Carver Theatre (Columbia, South Carolina) is located in South Carolina
Carver Theatre (Columbia, South Carolina)
Carver Theatre (Columbia, South Carolina) is located in the United States
Carver Theatre (Columbia, South Carolina)
Location1519 Harden St.,
Columbia, South Carolina
Coordinates34°0′37″N 81°1′18″W / 34.01028°N 81.02167°W / 34.01028; -81.02167
Arealess than one acre
ArchitectWilliam P. Crosland
NRHP reference No.03000658[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 17, 2003

Carver Theatre is a historic African American movie theater in Columbia, South Carolina. It was built in 1941, and is a two-story, rectangular, brick commercial building. It has a flat roof and a vertical marquee. It operated as a movie theater until 1971.[2][3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ Monteith, Regina Koger (December 15, 2002). "Carver Theatre" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Carver Theater, Richland County (1519 Harden St., Columbia)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 18 August 2012.