Byrd Theatre | |
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| Location | 2908 W. Cary St., Richmond, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°33′9″N 77°28′41″W / 37.55250°N 77.47806°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1928 |
| Architect | Fred Bishop |
| Architectural style | French Empire Period |
| NRHP reference No. | 79003289[1] |
| VLR No. | 127-0287 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 24, 1979 |
| Designated VLR | June 21, 1977[2] |
The Byrd Theatre is a cinema in the Carytown neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia. It was named after William Byrd II,[3] the founder of the city. The theater opened on December 24, 1928 to much excitement and is affectionately referred to as "Richmond’s Movie Palace". Though equipped with a Wurlitzer pipe organ, the theatre was also one of the first of its kind to be originally outfitted for sound motion pictures.[4]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ "About the Byrd Theatre & Foundation". Byrd Theatre. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
- ^ Virginia Department of Historic Resources. "127-0287". DHR. Retrieved 2023-09-01.