Princess Theatre, Historic cinema from 1913 in Bloomington, United States.
The Princess Theatre is a two-story rectangular brick building with a glazed terra cotta facade featuring full-height pilasters and ornamental brackets. The structure was originally adapted for cinema use and contained an auditorium with a two-manual pipe organ.
The building was originally constructed in 1892 for non-theatrical purposes before being redesigned and expanded in 1913 by architect John Nichols. This transformation allowed it to function as a cinema that served the community for decades.
The building was converted and enlarged for use as a theater in 1913, then refurbished to its present appearance in 1923. It sits within Bloomington's Courthouse Square Historic District, and the theater portion was removed in 1985.
The building at 206 N Walnut Street now houses a restaurant in the front section where the cinema once operated. The original interior spaces are not accessible to visitors, though the historic facade remains visible from the street.
The theatre portion of the building was removed in 1985, leaving only the 1923 glazed terra cotta front. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983, two years before that removal, and it stands within the Courthouse Square Historic District.
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