Plaza Theatre (Charleston, West Virginia)

West Virginia State University Capitol Complex Theatre
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Plaza Theatre, Charleston, WV, April 2009
Location	123 Summers St., Charleston, West Virginia
Coordinates	38°21′0″N 81°38′8″W / 38.35000°N 81.63556°WCoordinates: 38°21′0″N 81°38′8″W / 38.35000°N 81.63556°W
Built	1912
Architect	Wiggins, P. Norwood
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP Reference #	85003408 [1]
Added to NRHP	October 30, 1985

Plaza Theatre, also known as the Capitol Theater or West Virginia State University Capitol Center, is a historic theatre building located at Charleston, West Virginia. It was constructed about 1912 and is a turn-of-the-century theater/commercial/office building located in a transitional business district of downtown Charleston. The three-story brick structure is characterized by eclectic Classical Revival style architecture incorporating a number of elements from classical Greek forms. The theater's streetfront entrance is flanked by two commercial storefronts. The dimensions of the Capitol Theater building are 53 feet wide by 163 feet deep (16 by 50 m).^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.^[1]

References

1. National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form" (PDF). Plaza Theatre. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. 2009-04-04.