Jeffery Theater | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | Neoclassical [1] |
Location | 1952 E. 71st St., Chicago, Illinois |
Coordinates | 41°45′58.8″N 87°34′36.3″W / 41.766333°N 87.576750°W |
Completed | 1924 |
Opened | 1925 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | William P. Doerr |
The Jeffery Theater is a vacant theater building at 1952 E. 71st Street, in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood.
Designed by William P. Doerr, it was built in 1924 and opened in 1925 as a vaudeville and movie theater. [2] [1] [3] The building also housed the Spencer Arms Hotel, a fifty-room hotel to the west of the theater, while the Jackson Park National Bank was located at the corner of 71st and Jeffery. [2] [4] The first floor of the Spencer Arms Hotel contained commercial space. [2]
The Jeffery Theater had a single screen and seating for 1,795 people and was originally part of the Cooney Brothers circuit. [1] [3] [5] It was operated by the Warner Bros. Circuit Management Corp. in the 1930s and 1940s. [3] The theater closed in 1977. [3] In the late 1990s, ShoreBank purchased the building, and remodeled the building's interior into office space, though a portion of the theater's lobby remains intact. [1] [3] ShoreBank was closed as a failed institution in 2010. [1] [6]
In 2014, Preservation Chicago listed the Jeffery Theater as one of Chicago's 7 most endangered buildings, as there were plans to demolish the building and build a McDonald's at the site. [1] [7] In 2017, developers announced plans to demolish the building to build an entertainment complex, and on February 11, 2020, a demolition permit was requested. [8] [9] The permit was placed on a 90-day hold, because the building is orange rated in the Chicago Historic Resources Survey, signifying that it "possesses potentially significant architectural or historical features". [9] [10]
Jeffery Theater | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | Neoclassical [1] |
Location | 1952 E. 71st St., Chicago, Illinois |
Coordinates | 41°45′58.8″N 87°34′36.3″W / 41.766333°N 87.576750°W |
Completed | 1924 |
Opened | 1925 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | William P. Doerr |
The Jeffery Theater is a vacant theater building at 1952 E. 71st Street, in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood.
Designed by William P. Doerr, it was built in 1924 and opened in 1925 as a vaudeville and movie theater. [2] [1] [3] The building also housed the Spencer Arms Hotel, a fifty-room hotel to the west of the theater, while the Jackson Park National Bank was located at the corner of 71st and Jeffery. [2] [4] The first floor of the Spencer Arms Hotel contained commercial space. [2]
The Jeffery Theater had a single screen and seating for 1,795 people and was originally part of the Cooney Brothers circuit. [1] [3] [5] It was operated by the Warner Bros. Circuit Management Corp. in the 1930s and 1940s. [3] The theater closed in 1977. [3] In the late 1990s, ShoreBank purchased the building, and remodeled the building's interior into office space, though a portion of the theater's lobby remains intact. [1] [3] ShoreBank was closed as a failed institution in 2010. [1] [6]
In 2014, Preservation Chicago listed the Jeffery Theater as one of Chicago's 7 most endangered buildings, as there were plans to demolish the building and build a McDonald's at the site. [1] [7] In 2017, developers announced plans to demolish the building to build an entertainment complex, and on February 11, 2020, a demolition permit was requested. [8] [9] The permit was placed on a 90-day hold, because the building is orange rated in the Chicago Historic Resources Survey, signifying that it "possesses potentially significant architectural or historical features". [9] [10]