{"nrhp_refnum":"94000431","name":"New Sequoia Theater Building","other_names":["Fox Theater Building"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2211--2235 Broadway","address_restricted":false,"city":"Redwood City","county":"San Mateo County","state":"CA","lat":37.48626894200004,"lon":-122.22954966199995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1994-05-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story reinforced concrete theater and commercial building at 2211-2235 Broadway in Redwood City, San Mateo County, California, designed in the Late Gothic Revival style by James and Merritt Reid of San Francisco in 1928.","why_significant":"The nomination argues significance under Criterion C as a local example of Late Gothic Revival design in a commercial building of the late 1920s. It is described as the best and only remaining example of the style from that period in Redwood City. The cast concrete tracery screen and stepped-back tower reflect the romantic character of small-town movie palaces. The building also retains a high level of integrity despite changes to the marquee and lobby.","narrative":"This two-story reinforced concrete building at 2211-2235 Broadway in Redwood City opened in January 1929 as the New Sequoia Theater, later known as the Fox. James and Merritt Reid of San Francisco designed it in 1928 as the centerpiece of a $300,000 mixed-use block across from the San Mateo County Courthouse. It was the first movie palace in the county built for talking pictures, with a 1,500-seat auditorium, a stage for live shows, and retail and office space. Its cast concrete facade takes the form of a Gothic tracery screen, topped by a stepped-back open steel tower that was lit at night. Alterations include a neon marquee added around 1935 and a 1950 lobby and interior remodel by Carl G. Moeller. The building is valued as the only commercial example of Late Gothic Revival architecture in Redwood City and for its high integrity. The theater closed in 1983, but the shops and offices remain in use.","period_of_significance":"1928","architect_builder":"Reid, James William & Merritt James (architects); Pasqueletti, G.B. (builder)","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th century revivals/Late Gothic Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"The movie theater closed in 1983, while the retail space and professional offices have remained in continuous use.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:27.601837-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/94000431.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/94000431/7c6f037516-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/94000431/7c6f037516-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Sanfranman59","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:New_Sequoia_Theater_Building,_2211-2235_Broadway,_Redwood_City,_CA_9-5-2011_5-31-31_PM.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Sanfranman59</a>, <a href=\"https://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:New_Sequoia_Theater_Building,_2211-2235_Broadway,_Redwood_City,_CA_9-5-2011_5-31-31_PM.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123861540","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_Theatre_(Redwood_City,_California)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5477001"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/san-mateo-county/new-sequoia-theater-building-94000431/"}