{"nrhp_refnum":"89001112","name":"Catlow Theatre","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"112--116 W. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Barrington","county":"Lake County","state":"IL","lat":42.15441972100007,"lon":-88.13660696799997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1989-08-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Engineering","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small Tudor Revival movie and vaudeville theatre at 112-116 West Main Street in downtown Barrington, Lake County, Illinois, built in 1927 for local resident Wright Catlow.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the theatre is significant under Criterion A for entertainment and recreation history in Barrington, reflecting the growth of the movie industry in American culture in the 1920s and 1930s. Under Criterion C it is a representative example of one of the stylistic interpretations of 1920s theatre design, with interior design by Alfonso Iannelli.","narrative":"Built in 1927 in the center of downtown Barrington, Illinois, the Catlow Theatre is a small movie and vaudeville house in the Tudor Revival style. Wright Catlow, son of a local businessman who ran a community auditorium, built it after long wanting a real movie theatre in the village. The architects were Betts & Holcomb, and Alfonso Iannelli designed the interior. The building combines a two-story section with two storefronts and three apartments, a front-gabled entrance with half-timbering, and a large auditorium behind. Brown brick, dressed limestone, slate roofing and wood timbers shape the exterior. Inside, the entrance hall, lobby and auditorium carry a medieval theme through exposed trusses, stenciling, murals, wrought iron fixtures and an Iannelli sculpture. The auditorium seats over 400. The theatre has operated continuously since opening and retains most original materials. It is recognized for its place in local entertainment history during the heyday of movies in the 1920s and 1930s, and as a representative 1920s theatre design.","period_of_significance":"1927-1939","architect_builder":"Betts, William E. and Holcomb, -- (Architects); Iannelli, Alfonso (Interior Designer)","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals/Tudor Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Has operated continuously as the Catlow Theatre since 1927; exterior in very good condition, auditorium in generally good condition with some deferred maintenance, and backstage area in disrepair. Storefronts house a restaurant and a dentist's office, and the apartments remain residential.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:35.699758-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/48/8933/28893348/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/89001112.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89001112/0ef3f7dacc-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89001112/0ef3f7dacc-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"G LeTourneau","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Catlow_Theater_(Barrington,_IL)_01.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">G LeTourneau</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Catlow_Theater_(Barrington,_IL)_01.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"86001047","name":"Barrington Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/illinois/barrington-historic-district-86001047/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28893348","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catlow_Theater","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5053572"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/lake-county/catlow-theatre-89001112/"}