F.M. Kirby Center
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Comerford Theater
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F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts , October 2011
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| Location | 71 Public Sq., Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania |
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| Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| Built | 1937 |
| Built by | Penn-York Utilities, Inc. |
| Architectural style | Moderne, Art Deco, Other, "Depression moderne" |
| NRHP Reference # | 80003564[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 3, 1980 |
Comerford Theater, also known as the Paramount Theater and now known as the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts, is a historic movie theater located at Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1937, and is an Art Deco-Moderne style theater building. The building takes an irregular trapezoidal shape. It is of steel frame and brick construction with a four bay wide, terra cotta and marble front facade. The front facade features a stylized ziggurat composition, a central tower, corrugated steel decoration, and a marquee.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
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