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Apollo Theater

Coordinates: 40°48′36.17″N 73°57′0.54″W / 40.8100472°N 73.9501500°W / 40.8100472; -73.9501500
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Apollo Theater
NYC Landmark
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(2019)
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Location254 West 125th Street
Manhattan, New York City
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Built1913–1914[2]
ArchitectGeorge Keister[2]
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.83004059[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 17, 1983
Designated NYCLJune 28, 1983

The Apollo Theater is a music hall located at 253 West 125th Street between Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard (Seventh Avenue) and Frederick Douglass Boulevard in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City. It is a known location for African-American performers, and is the home of Showtime at the Apollo.

In 1983, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

References[change]

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
  2. 2.0 2.1 New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission; Dolkart, Andrew S.; Postal, Matthew A. (2009). Postal, Matthew A. (ed.). Guide to New York City Landmarks (4th ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-470-28963-1., p. 202