Shreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium
Theater and meeting hall in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Shreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium is a historic performance and meeting venue at 705 Elvis Presley Boulevard in Shreveport, Louisiana. It is an Art Deco building constructed between 1926 and 1929 during the administration of Mayor Lee Emmett Thomas as a memorial to the servicemen of World War I.[4] In 1991, the auditorium was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and on October 6, 2008, it was designated a National Historic Landmark.[2][5]
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Shreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium | |
Location | 705 Elvis Presley Boulevard (formerly Grand Avenue), Shreveport, Louisiana |
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Coordinates | 32°30′29″N 93°45′11″W |
Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
Built | 1929 |
Built by | Ashton Glassell Company, Inc. |
Architect | Jones, Roessle, Olschner & Wiener |
Architectural style | Art Deco |
Part of | Shreveport Commercial Historic District (ID82002760) |
NRHP reference No. | 91000624[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | May 28, 1991 |
Designated NHL | October 6, 2008[2] |
Designated CP | May 16, 1997[3] |
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The building also became a contributing property of Shreveport Commercial Historic District when its boundaries were increased on May 16, 1997.[3]