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| Former names | Stanley Theatre (1928−1987) |
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| Address | 237 7th Street Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Owner | Pittsburgh Cultural Trust |
| Type | Movie palace |
| Capacity | 2,800 |
| Screens | 1 |
| Current use | Performing arts center |
| Construction | |
| Opened | February 27, 1927 |
| Reopened | September 25, 1987 |
| Architect | Hoffman−Henon |
| Tenants | |
| Pittsburgh Opera, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera | |
| Website | |
| culturaldistrict | |
Stanley Theater and Clark Building | |
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| Coordinates | 40°26′34″N 79°59′59″W / 40.44278°N 79.99972°W |
| Area | Pittsburgh Cultural District |
| Built | 1927 |
| Architect | Hoffman and Henon |
| Architectural style | Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals |
| NRHP reference No. | 86000303[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | February 27, 1986 |
| Designated CPHS | November 20, 1984[2] |
| Designated PHLF | 1976[3] |
The Benedum Center for the Performing Arts (formerly the Stanley Theatre) is a theater and concert hall located at 237 7th Street in the Cultural District of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Designed by the Philadelphia architectural firm Hoffman-Henon, it was built in 1928 as the Stanley Theatre. The former movie palace was renovated and reopened as the Benedum Center for the Performing Arts in 1987.[4]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Local Historic Designations". Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
- ^ Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009 (PDF). Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. 2010. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
- ^ Benedum Center for the Performing Arts Cinema Treasures