{"nrhp_refnum":"78001880","name":"Radio City Music Hall","other_names":["See Also:Rockefeller Center"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1260 Avenue of the Americas","address_restricted":false,"city":"New York","county":"Manhattan","state":"NY","lat":40.759885936000046,"lon":-73.97967434364966,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-05-08","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Entertainment/Recreation","Architecture","Performing Arts"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Radio City Music Hall is an Art Deco theater at 1260 Avenue of the Americas in Manhattan, between West 50th and West 51st Streets. It was built in 1932-33 as part of Rockefeller Center.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the Music Hall is a fine, nearly unaltered example of Art Deco architecture and a major cultural institution. It was the last of the great vaudeville theaters and the grandest cinema in the country, and it drew millions of visitors. Its custom interiors, advanced stage machinery and low profile within Rockefeller Center add to its importance.","narrative":"Radio City Music Hall, completed in 1932-33 on a Manhattan block between West 50th and West 51st Streets, is an Art Deco theater forming part of Rockefeller Center. Designed by Reinhard and Hofmeister; Hood, Godley and Fouilhoux; and Corbett, Harrison and MacMurray, it has an Indiana limestone exterior with bronze moldings and a large marquee. Inside, a multi-storey grand foyer leads to an auditorium for about 6,200 people, with a sunburst-patterned plaster ceiling, a very large stage and the world's largest theater organ. Custom murals, carpets, furniture and lighting by artists and designers such as Ezra Winter, Donald Deskey, Ruth Reeves and William Zorach survive almost intact. The nomination values it as the last of the great vaudeville houses and the grandest cinema in the country. It also notes its role in introducing millions of Americans to live performance, modern design and the Rockettes, and its low height, which brings light and air to the Rockefeller Center neighborhood.","period_of_significance":"1932-33","architect_builder":"Reinhard and Hofmeister; Hood, Godley and Fouihoux; Corbett, Harrison and MacMurray","architectural_style":"Art Deco","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied and in use as an entertainment venue; described as virtually unaltered since 1932, with negligible alterations.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:39.931801-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/78001880.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78001880/591c3e037d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78001880/591c3e037d-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 2.0","author":"ajay_suresh","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Radio_City_Music_Hall_(51395756913).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">ajay_suresh</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Radio_City_Music_Hall_(51395756913).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75319852","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_City_Music_Hall","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q753437"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/manhattan/radio-city-music-hall-78001880/"}