New Theatre

The New Theatre is a historic theatre building at 11 North 10th Street in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Built in 1911 in the Beaux Arts style, it was reportedly modeled on the New Amsterdam Theatre in New York City. Its facade is notable for a rich variety of decoration, including terra cotta glazed tile, terra cotta brick work, and elaborate border cartouches. The venue opened as a performing arts theatre, hosting live stage productions in its early decades. In the 1940s it was converted to nearly exclusive use as a film house, reflecting the broader mid-century shift in American entertainment toward cinema. The theatre closed in the 1970s, and restoration efforts have taken place sporadically since the 1990s. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. As of the available records, the building is vacant. The New Theatre is a defunct commercial venue rather than an active operating brand; its significance today is primarily architectural and historical, as a preserved example of early twentieth-century American theatre design in western Arkansas.

The New Theatre was built in 1911 at 11 North 10th Street in Fort Smith, Arkansas. It was designed in the Beaux Arts style and was supposedly modeled on the New Amsterdam Theatre in New York City. The building's facade features a rich variety of decoration, including terra cotta glazed tile, terra cotta brick work, and elaborate border cartouches. The theatre began as a performing arts venue, hosting live stage productions. In the 1940s it was converted to nearly exclusive use as a film house, a common transition for American theatres of that era as cinema-going became the dominant form of commercial entertainment. The theatre was closed in the 1970s. Restoration efforts have been taking place sporadically since the 1990s. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. It is vacant.

• 1999

  The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

• 1990

  Sporadic restoration efforts begin.

• 1970

  The theatre closes.

• 1940

  The theatre is converted to nearly exclusive use as a film house.

• 1911

  The New Theatre is built in Fort Smith, Arkansas, in the Beaux Arts style.

Historic Beaux Arts theatre and former movie house; now a vacant National Register-listed building.

Product categories. live stage performances · film screenings

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