Ohio Theatre

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historic place movie palace performing arts venue theatre

The Ohio Theatre is a historic, lavishly decorated performing arts venue in downtown Columbus renowned for its restored 1920s movie palace architecture and Broadway, symphony, and concert presentations.

Aliases (1)

Official Theatre of the State of Ohio ×2

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic place → movie palace → performing arts venue → theatre →
addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces	1969 →
address	39 East State Street, Columbus, Ohio →
alsoKnownAs	Official Theatre of the State of Ohio →
architecturalStyle	Italian Renaissance → Spanish Baroque →
city	Columbus, Ohio NERFINISHED →
country	United States →
designatedNationalHistoricLandmark	1977 →
designation	Official Theatre of the State of Ohio →
hasBalcony	true →
hasMarquee	true →
hasOrchestraPit	true →
hasOrgan	Mighty Morton theatre organ →
hasType	proscenium theatre →
heritageDesignation	National Historic Landmark → National Register of Historic Places →
homeVenueOf	Columbus Symphony Orchestra →
hosts	Broadway productions → classic film screenings → dance performances → popular music concerts → symphony concerts →
locatedIn	downtown Columbus →
managedBy	CAPA (Columbus Association for the Performing Arts) →
name	Ohio Theatre →
near	Capitol Square, Columbus, Ohio → Ohio Statehouse →
notableFeature	elaborate plasterwork and murals → grand chandelier → lavishly decorated interior → marble staircases → restored 1920s architecture →
opened	1928 →
openingFunction	movie palace →
operatedBy	CAPA (Columbus Association for the Performing Arts) →
organManufacturer	Robert Morton Organ Company →
owner	CAPA (Columbus Association for the Performing Arts) →
primaryUse	performing arts →
regionServed	Central Ohio →
restored	1970s →
savedFromDemolition	1969 →
seatingCapacity	approximately 2700 →
state	Ohio →
underwentRenovation	1980s → 1990s →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ohio Theatre ("Official Theatre of the State of Ohio") →	alsoKnownAs
Ohio Theatre ("Official Theatre of the State of Ohio") →	designation
Columbus, Ohio →	hasCulturalInstitution