Colfax Theater

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Colfax Theater
Colfax Theater is located in Indiana
Colfax Theater
Colfax Theater is located in the United States
Colfax Theater
Location213 W. Colfax, South Bend, Indiana
Arealess than one acre
Built1928 (1928)
ArchitectChristmnan, H.G., Co.
MPSDowntown South Bend Historic MRA
NRHP reference No.85001208[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 5, 1985
Removed from NRHPJuly 7, 1993

Colfax Theater was a historic theater building in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. It was built in 1928, and was a two-story, irregularly shaped brick building with a glazed terra cotta facade. The auditorium seated 2,000 patrons. The second story featured a multi-paned Palladian window.[2]: 16  It was demolished in 1991 to accommodate an expansion of the neighboring South Bend Tribune.[3][4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985, and delisted in 1993.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved June 1, 2016. Note: This includes Elizabeth A. Straw and Karen Kiemnec (January 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Downtown South Bend Historic MRA" (PDF). Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  3. ^ Cinema Treasures
  4. ^ "The walls came tumbling down..." South Bend Tribune. November 6, 1991. p. 2. Retrieved June 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.