Attucks Theatre

The Attucks Theatre is a historic theatre located in . The theatre was financed, designed and constructed by African American entrepreneurs in 1919, and was designed by Harvey Johnson, an African-American architect.
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  • Type: Commercial building
  • Description: theater and movie theater in Norfolk, Virginia, United States
  • Also known as: Booker T Theater” and “Crispus Attucks Cultural Center
  • Address: 1010 Church Street, Norfolk, 23504

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include First Calvary Baptist Church and USS Wisconsin.

Church
is a historic African-American Baptist church located in . It was built in 1915 and 1916 and is a four-story, 11 bay, brick church building in the Second Renaissance Revival style. is situated 340 feet east of Attucks Theatre.

Museum
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is an Iowa-class battleship built for the United States Navy in the 1940s and is currently a museum ship. Completed in 1944, the ship was assigned to the Pacific Theater during World War II, where she participated in the Philippines campaign and the Battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. is situated 1 mile southwest of Attucks Theatre.

Museum
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The is an art museum on the border between downtown and the Ghent district of . The museum was founded in 1933 as the Norfolk Museum of Arts and Sciences. is situated 4,200 feet west of Attucks Theatre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Huntersville and Park Place Historic District.

Neighborhood
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is a historic neighborhood in . It is located near downtown Norfolk. One of Norfolk's "most intact settlements remaining from the late 19th century," "is unique because it was not planned by a company or commission, but developed over time."…

Neighborhood
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Park Place is a neighborhood in the western half of . Its boundaries are roughly Granby Street on the east, Colley Avenue on the west, 23rd Street on the south and up to 38th Street to the north.

Neighborhood
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Winona is a national historic district located at . It encompasses 203 contributing buildings in a small, cohesive residential neighborhood just north of Lafayette Residence Park in Norfolk. is situated 1½ miles north of Attucks Theatre.

Attucks Theatre

Latitude
36.85663° or 36° 51′ 24″ north
Longitude
-76.27868° or 76° 16′ 43″ west
Open location code
8785VP4C+MG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 407238411
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­commercial
Wiki­data ID
Q4818737
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