 Exterior of theatre after renovation (c. 2015) | |
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| Address | 620 T St. NW Washington, D.C. 20001-5117 |
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| Location | Shaw |
| Coordinates | 38°54′55″N 77°01′25″W / 38.9152388°N 77.0237138°W |
| Owner | Council of the District of Columbia |
| Operator | Blue Note Entertainment Group |
| Capacity | 700 (Reserved) 1,200 (General Admission) |
| Construction | |
| Opened | August 22, 1910 |
| Renovated | 1941, 1972, 2012 |
| Architect | J. Edward Storck |
| Website | |
| Venue Website | |
Building details | |
| General information | |
| Opened | April 9, 2012 |
| Renovation cost | $30 million |
| Renovating team | |
| Renovating firm | Martinez & Johnson Architecture, Marshall Moya Design |
| Structural engineer | Lundy & Franke Engineering |
| Services engineer | Metropolitan Engineering |
| Civil engineer | Wiles Mensch Engineering |
| Main contractor | Whiting-Turner |
| Awards and prizes | DC Award for Excellence in Historic Resources (2012) |
Howard Theatre | |
| Architectural style | Beaux-Arts |
| Part of | Greater U Street Historic District[2] |
| NRHP reference No. | 74002162[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 15, 1974 |
The Howard Theatre is a historic theater, located at 620 T Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C. Opened in 1910, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[3]
In its heyday, the theater was known for catering to an African-American clientele, and had played host to many of the great Black musical artists of the early and mid-twentieth century. The Howard Theatre was billed as the "Theater of the People", and supported two theatrical organizations, the Lafayette Players and the Howard University Players.[4] In September 2010 extensive renovations were started to restore the theater to its former glory.[5] The theater reopened on April 9, 2012 to headline acts including Wanda Sykes, Blue Öyster Cult, and Chaka Khan, all of whom appeared in the first month after its reopening.[6]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Trieschmann, Laura V.; Sellin, Anne; Callcott, Stephen (November 1998), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Greater U Street Historic District (PDF), retrieved March 31, 2015.
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Ganschinietz, Suzanne (30 August 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form / Howard Theater" (pdf). National Park Service.
"Accompanying photo" (pdf). National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-03-23. - ^ "Howard Theatre". African American Heritage Trail Database. Cultural Tourism DC. Archived from the original on 2006-10-18.
- ^ "Howard Theatre Renovation Begins with Groundbreaking". borderstan.com. 3 September 2010. Archived from the original on 27 August 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ Dobson, Amy Rose (28 February 2012). "Howard Theatre Re-Opens This April With Many Famous Performers Scheduled To Appear". Curbed DC.