National Register Record for JEWEL THEATER

Historic Name: JEWEL THEATER
Current Name: None
Address: 904 NORTHEAST 4TH STREET
City: OKLAHOMA CITY            County: OKLAHOMA
Section: 34           Township: 12N           Range: 3W          
Description of significance: THE JEWEL THEATER PLAYED A SIGNIFICANT PART IN THE SOCIAL ACTIVITIES OF THE PEOPLE IN OKLAHOMA CITY. THEATERS WERE NOT ONLY FOR MOVIE VIEWING BUT ALSO FOR LIVE PLAYS AND CONCERTS. ALTHOUGH NOT THE MOST OPULENT EXAMPLE OF MOVIE THEATER ARCHITECTURE, THE JEWEL THEATER IS THE ONLY EXTANT HISTORICALLY BLACK THEATER IN OKLAHOMA CITY.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: RECREATION AND CULTURE: THEATER
Current Function: RECREATION AND CULTURE: THEATER
Area of Significance 1: ENTERTAINMENT/RECREATION
Area of Significance 2: ETHNIC HERITAGE
Architectural Style: ART DECO
Architect: P.H. AND HETHYEL JAMES
Year Built: 1931            Original Site: YES
Condition: GOOD
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: None
Date Prepared: SEPTEMBER 3, 2009