152 South Main Street, High Point, North Carolina
| Dates of Operation | 1/30/1939* - 1980* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Performance Types | movies | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capacity | 1300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Description | Approx. 400 electric lights. 1300 seat auditorium. movies and live entertainment with full stage and dressing rooms. air conditioned with modern art deco interior design. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes | Center took the space of smaller previous theater, the Orpheum. no provisions for African Americans indicated. opening of theater treated as a gift to the High Point community. a furnature company now occupies the building but many elements of Stillwell's modern design are preserved. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Building Notes | Air conditioned Mirrorphonic Sound - by Western Electric | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Architectural Drawing- Balcony Floor Plan- Center High Point
Architectural Drawing- Basement and Foundation Floor Plan- Center High Point
Architectural Drawing- First Floor Plan- Center High Point
Architectural Drawing- Longitudinal Section- Center High Point
Architectural Drawing- North and Rear Elevation, Mezzanine Floor Plan- Center High Point
Architectural Drawing-Terrazzo Floor Design- Center High Point
