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For another theatre with the same name, see Parkway Theatre (Baltimore). United States historic place


Parkway Theatre
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

In 2013
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Location	1768 St. Johns Place, Brooklyn, New York
Coordinates	40°40′11″N 73°55′7″W / 40.66972°N 73.91861°W / 40.66972; -73.91861
Area	less than one acre
Built	1928
Architect	Wiseman, Harrison G.
Architectural style	Moorish
NRHP reference No.	10000136
Added to NRHP	March 31, 2010

The Parkway Theatre, also known as the Rolland Theatre and since 1956 as the Holy House of Prayer for All People, is a historic former theater at 1768 St. Johns Place, at the intersection with Eastern Parkway in Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York City. It was built in 1928 and is a steel-frame-and-concrete building faced in buff-colored brick with terra cotta trim. It consists of a long and low three-story block along St. Johns Place, with a triangular lobby block fronting a tall, rectangular-plan auditorium block and stage fly loft block.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.

References

^ "National Register of Historic Places". WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 3/29/10 THROUGH 4/02/10. National Park Service. April 9, 2010.
Kathy Howe (January 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:Parkway Theatre". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved February 20, 2011. See also: "Accompanying 18 photos".

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