Pythian Temple and James Pythian Theater | |
Location | 861-867 Mt. Vernon Ave., Columbus, Ohio |
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Coordinates | 39°58′16″N 82°58′44″W / 39.97111°N 82.97889°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1925 |
Architect | Evans & Plato; LeVeque, L.L. |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 83004295[1][2] |
CRHP No. | CR-18 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | November 25, 1983 |
Designated CRHP | April 4, 1983 |
The Martin Luther King Jr. Performing and Cultural Arts Complex is a historic building in the King-Lincoln Bronzeville neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio. It was built in 1925 as the Pythian Temple and James Pythian Theater, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places and Columbus Register of Historic Properties in 1983. The building was renovated into the King Arts Complex in 1987, and was vacated in 2019. Community leaders restored the building's use as an arts center in 2021.