Tivoli Theatre (Chattanooga, Tennessee)

Tivoli Theatre
Tivoli Theatre (Chattanooga, Tennessee) is located in Tennessee
Tivoli Theatre (Chattanooga, Tennessee)
Tivoli Theatre (Chattanooga, Tennessee) is located in the United States
Tivoli Theatre (Chattanooga, Tennessee)
Location709 Broad Street
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Coordinates35°2′52″N 85°18′37″W / 35.04778°N 85.31028°W / 35.04778; -85.31028
Built1919-1921
ArchitectR. H. Hunt; Rapp and Rapp
Architectural styleBeaux Arts
MPSReuben H. Hunt Buildings in Hamilton County TR
NRHP reference No.73001779[1]
Added to NRHPApril 11, 1973

The Tivoli Theatre, also known as the Tivoli and the "Jewel of the South",[2] is a historic theatre in Chattanooga, Tennessee, that opened on March 19, 1921. Built between 1919 and 1921 at a cost of $750,000, designed by famed Chicago-based architectural firm Rapp and Rapp and well-known Chattanooga architect Reuben H. Hunt, and constructed by the John Parks Company (general contractors), the theatre was one of the first air-conditioned public buildings in the United States.[3][4] The theatre was named Tivoli after Tivoli, Italy, has cream tiles and beige terra-cotta bricks, has a large red, black, and white marquee with 1,000 chaser lights, and has a large black neon sign that displays TIVOLI with still more chaser lights.[3]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ http://www.chattanooga.gov/general-services/tivoli-theatre/ Tivoli Theatre
  3. ^ a b Zietz, Karyl Lynn (1996). "Historic Opera Houses in the South". The National Trust Guide to Great Opera Houses in America. New York City, NY: John Wiley and Sons, Inc. pp. 77–78. ISBN 0-471-14421-5. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  4. ^ "Tivoli Theatre History". Chattanooga Symphony and Opera. Retrieved 26 July 2012.