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| Location | 709 Broad Street Chattanooga, Tennessee |
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| Coordinates | 35°2′52″N 85°18′37″W / 35.04778°N 85.31028°W |
| Built | 1919-1921 |
| Architect | R. H. Hunt; Rapp and Rapp |
| Architectural style | Beaux Arts |
| MPS | Reuben H. Hunt Buildings in Hamilton County TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 73001779[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 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]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ http://www.chattanooga.gov/general-services/tivoli-theatre/ Tivoli Theatre
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Tivoli Theatre History". Chattanooga Symphony and Opera. Retrieved 26 July 2012.