Blackstone-State Theater

Blackstone-State Theater is a historic theatre building located at South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. It was built in 1919, and is a four-story, Classical Revival style brick and terra cotta building. The first floor has four storefronts and the theatre entrance. The upper floors form a loggia that rises to the fourth floor and supported by four pairs of fluted columns. The theater originally sat 2,500 patrons.[2]:57

Blackstone-State Theater
Blackstone-State Theater, July 2012
Location212 S. Michigan, South Bend, Indiana
Coordinates41°40′28″N 86°15′0″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1919 (1919)
ArchitectHenry L. Newhouse
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPSDowntown South Bend Historic MRA
NRHP reference No.85001204[1]
Added to NRHPJune 5, 1985

The theater was closed between 1977 and 1994, and it closed again in 2016.[3]

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

References
  1. "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 2016-06-01. 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 2016-06-01.
  3. Blasko, Erin (2016-09-16). "Tax Sale Clouds State Theatre's Future in South Bend". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved 2019-07-31.


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