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Paramount Theater
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National Register of Historic Places

Paramount Theater

On the National Register since 198046 years
Art DecoListed 1980Denver
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About Paramount Theater

Paramount Theater, at 519 16th St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 21, 1980. The Register lists it for its art and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Art Deco, as it does for 16 other Colorado listings. 21 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isMovie theater in Denver, Colorado. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 29 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1930 to today

  1. 1930Built
  2. 1980Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 46 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

519 16th St., Denver · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Paramount TheaterStart here
  2. 2Midland Savings BuildingItalian Renaissance · next door
  3. 3Kittredge BuildingBuilding · next door
  4. 4Masonic Temple BuildingRichardsonian Romanesque Revival · Built 1889 · next door
  5. 5McClintock BuildingGothic Revival · next door
Around it

61 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BBrinker Collegiate InstituteBuilt 18800.1 miBBrown Palace HotelBuilding0.1 miBTrinity United Methodist ChurchGothic · Built 18870.1 miBDowntown Denver Central YMCA and Annex (Additional Documentation)Classical Revival0.2 miBMosque of the El Jebel ShrineLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.2 miBDenver Dry Goods Company BuildingVictorian Commercial0.2 miBNeusteter BuildingCommercial0.2 miBLewis, A. T., and Son Department StoreLate Victorian0.2 miBEquitable BuildingItalian Renaissance Revival0.2 miBFirst National Bank BuildingChicago · Built 19110.2 miBBoston BuildingRenaissance Revival · Built 18900.2 miBKistler Stationery Company BuildingLate Gothic Revival0.2 miBUS National BankCommercial0.2 miBIdeal BuildingBuilding0.2 miBBrueger Brothers Building and AnnexModern Movement0.2 miBU.S. Post Office and Federal BuildingBuilding0.2 miBU.S. CustomhouseItalian Renaissance0.2 miBDenver Civic Center Classroom BuildingInternational Style0.3 mi
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BCurry-Chucovich HouseVernacular0.3 miBThe Petroleum Club BuildingBuilding0.3 miBCapitol Life Insurance BuildingNeo-Classical Revival0.3 miBCentral Presbyterian Church (Additional Documentation)Richardsonian Romanesque0.3 miBGeorge Schleier MansionQueen Anne0.3 miBArno ApartmentsColonial Revival0.3 miBLewis, A. T., New BuildingChicago0.3 miBA. C. Foster BuildingBuilding0.3 miBJoslin Dry Goods Company BuildingCommercial0.3 miBColorado National Bank BuildingClassical Revival0.3 miBRailway Exchange Addition and Railway Exchange New BuildingCommercial0.3 miBSt. Andrews Episcopal ChurchGothic Style0.3 miBChamber of Commerce BuildingClassical Revival0.3 miBH. H. Thomas HouseHigh Victorian0.3 miBU.S. Courthouse and Federal Office BuildingBuilding0.3 miBS. A. Grimm BlockCommercial Style0.3 miDCivic Center Historic DistrictFederal Revival0.4 miBDenver MintSecond Renaissance Revival · Built 19060.4 mi★Denver Civic CenterBuilding0.4 miBFire Station No. 1Built 19780.4 miBDenver Press ClubBuilt 19250.4 miBDenver Athletic ClubRomanesque · Built 18840.4 miBSt. Paul's English Evangelical Lutheran ChurchLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.4 miBEmily Griffith Opportunity SchoolBuilding0.4 miBDenver Municipal AuditoriumRenaissance · Built 19080.4 miBTelephone BuildingLate Gothic Revival0.4 miBPublic Service BuildingSullivanesque · Built 19100.4 miBBaur Confectionery CompanyLate Victorian0.4 miBArcanum ApartmentsClassical Revival0.4 miBDaniels and Fisher TowerItalian Renaissance · Built 19110.4 miDEnterprise Hill Historic DistrictItalianate0.4 miBClements RowhouseLate Victorian · Built 18830.4 miBDenver-Colorado Springs-Pueblo Motor Way Company Inc. GaragesBuilding0.4 miBDenver Public LibraryInternational Style · Built 18890.5 miBColorado State Capitol Annex Building and Boiler PlantArt Deco0.5 miBCathedral of the Immaculate ConceptionGothic Revival · Built 19210.5 miBWilliam G. Fisher HouseNeo-Classical Revival0.5 miBTemple EmanuelEastern Islamic0.5 miBGuerrieri-Decunto HouseBuilding0.5 miBTramway BuildingRenaissance0.5 miBHover, W.A., and Company BuildingCommercial Style0.5 miBDenver City Cable Railway BuildingBuilt 18890.5 miBKopper's Hotel and SaloonQueen Anne0.5 mi
More like it

Art Deco style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Art Deco.

Brueger Brothers Building and Annex0.2 mi away
Colorado State Capitol Annex Building and Boiler Plant0.5 mi away
Sherman Street Historic District0.9 mi away
Helene Apartment Building1 mi away

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Questions about Paramount Theater

Is Paramount Theater on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Nov 21, 1980 (Register number 80000893).

Is Paramount Theater a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Colorado has 25 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Denver Civic Center, 0.4 miles away.

Can you visit Paramount Theater?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Paramount Theater?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 29 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 84125765 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.