Thielene Theater

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Little Theater

Street Address:

Comer of S. Main Street and Elm Street 087-02-03-21, Bamberg, SC

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Site Number:

S108042001400190

Site Number:

5-66-60, 69

Date Surveyed:

1979

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

circa 1920

Historic Use:

Recreation & Culture

Current Use:

Recreation & Culture

Construction Method:

brick

Foundation Materials:

Brick

Roof Materials:

tar & gravel

Signficant Architectural Features:

1 story brick building, rectangular in plan. Front: a wide band of concrete outlines the stepped gable and sides of the front facade; the central math entrance is recessed and has 2 sets of glazed double doors; to the left of this math entrance is a shallow plate glass display window, to the right is a doorway with double panel doors flanked on either side by a narrow display window; above each of the windows and the right doorway is a soldier course; below sill level of the windows, the brickwork is stack header bond; the rest of the front is faced with brick laid in flemish bond; an L-shaped perpendicular sign extends from the top of the building down to the marquee. OUTBUILDINGS: none

Historical Information:

Only building of Art Deco style in Bamberg. This Theater is indicated on the 1922 and later Sanborn maps of Bamberg.

Source of Historical Information:

Sanborn Maps (1909, 1922, 1931)

Survey:

Bamberg - City, 1979-1980

Archives Location:

Box 14, Series 108042, Survey of historic resources (county by county data on surface properties), circa 1971-2014

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