Apollo Theater

Apollo Theater
NYC Landmark
(2019)
Apollo Theater is located in New York City
Apollo Theater
Apollo Theater is located in New York
Apollo Theater
Apollo Theater is located in the United States
Apollo Theater
Location254 West 125th Street
Manhattan, New York City
Coordinates40°48′36.17″N 73°57′0.54″W / 40.8100472°N 73.9501500°W / 40.8100472; -73.9501500
Built1913–1914
ArchitectGeorge Keister
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.83004059
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 17, 1983
Designated NYCLJune 28, 1983

The Apollo Theater is a music hall located at 253 West 125th Street between Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard (Seventh Avenue) and Frederick Douglass Boulevard in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City. It is a known location for African-American performers, and is the home of Showtime at the Apollo.

In 1983, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

References

  1. 1 2 New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission; Dolkart, Andrew S.; Postal, Matthew A. (2009). Postal, Matthew A. (ed.). Guide to New York City Landmarks (4th ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-470-28963-1., p. 202
  2. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.