{"nrhp_refnum":"74002230","name":"Fox Theatre","other_names":["See Also:Fox Theatre Historic District"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"600 Peachtree St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Atlanta","county":"Fulton County","state":"GA","lat":33.77235763700003,"lon":-84.38654548299996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1974-05-17","is_nhl":true,"nhl_designated_date":"1976-05-11","areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Performing Arts"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A movie palace and theater complex occupying a city block at 660 Peachtree Street N.E. in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, designed in 1927 by Marye, Alger and Vinour and opened on Christmas Day, 1929.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it one of the most prodigious 20th-century structures in Georgia, both as a theater and as an example of Neo-Mideastern Eclectic architecture. It highlights the design's completeness, its mechanical systems, its acoustics and its large Moller organ. It also notes that the building survived the end of the golden age of the movie palace.","narrative":"Occupying an entire block on Peachtree Street in Atlanta, the Fox Theater is a movie palace designed in 1927 by the firm of Marye, Alger and Vinour and opened on Christmas Day, 1929. It began as a planned Shriners' mosque for the Yaarab Temple, then grew to include shops and a theater auditorium at the suggestion of film magnate William Fox. Its eclectic Mideastern design mixes Islamic, Egyptian, Nubian and Arabic motifs, with minarets, onion domes, horseshoe arches and bands of cream and buff brick outside. Inside, the auditorium resembles a fortified courtyard under a ceiling of crystal stars and projected clouds. Plaster craftsmen created the simulated wood and stone finishes. The building also holds a large Moller organ, extensive backstage space and acoustics praised by the Metropolitan Opera. The nomination presents it as an outstanding theater and architectural example that outlasted many other movie palaces, though it notes that its future was uncertain.","period_of_significance":"20th Century; specific date 1929","architect_builder":"Marye, Alger and Vinour (P. Thornton Marye, Richard W. Alger, Ollivier J. Vinour; Vinour was main designer)","architectural_style":"Neo-Mideastern Eclectic Style","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in good condition and still in use as a theater/entertainment venue, with the Egyptian Ballroom used as a ballet studio and offices. The nomination warns that its longevity is endangered because it is held only on yearly lease in a prime downtown location.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:41.481486-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/74002230.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74002230/b8ac298f3a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74002230/b8ac298f3a-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Frank Schulenburg","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fox_Theatre,_Atlanta_(2024)-104A8449.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Frank Schulenburg</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fox_Theatre,_Atlanta_(2024)-104A8449.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93208180","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_Theatre_(Atlanta)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1440190"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/fulton-county/fox-theatre-74002230/"}