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Paramount Theater Building
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National Register of Historic Places

Paramount Theater Building

Cedar Rapids’s first place on the National RegisterListed Aug 26, 1976; only 116 of Iowa’s 2,458 listings are older
Decorated CommercialListed 1976Cedar Rapids
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About Paramount Theater Building

Paramount Theater Building, at 121--127 3rd Ave., SE, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Aug 26, 1976: the first place in Cedar Rapids to be listed. Only 116 of Iowa’s 2,458 listings are older. The Register lists it for its recreation and architecture, at the local level. 11 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isTheater and movie theater in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States. 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 · 19 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

121--127 3rd Ave., SE, Cedar Rapids · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Paramount Theater BuildingStart here
  2. 2Sinclair Building-Smulekoffs Furniture StoreBuilt 1901 · next door
  3. 3Hamilton Brothers BuildingRomanesque · Built 1899 · next door
  4. 4Cedar Rapids Central Fire StationBuilt 1918 · next door
  5. 5Lattner Auditorium BuildingClassical · 0.1 mi on
Around it

22 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BSokol GymnasiumBuilt 19080.1 miBIowa BuildingRenaissance Revival0.1 miBSecurity BuildingBuilding0.1 miDCedar Rapids Central Business District Commercial Historic DistrictDistrict0.1 miBCedar Rapids Post Office and Public BuildingRenaissance Revival0.1 miBEvans Manufacturing Company BuildingModern Movement0.2 miBHotel RooseveltGeorgian Revival · Built 19270.2 miBIowa Wind Mill and Pump Company Office and WarehouseLate Victorian · Built 19020.3 miBCedar Rapids Milk Condensing CompanyBuilt 18870.3 miBPeople's Savings BankBuilding0.3 miBHarper and McIntire Company WarehouseBuilt 19220.3 miStFirst Avenue BridgeConcrete Open Spandrel Arch0.3 miOHighwater RockObject0.3 miBGlenn M. and Edith Averill HouseBuilt 19060.3 miBFirst Universalist Church of Cedar RapidsVernacular0.3 miBWitwer Grocery Company BuildingBuilding0.4 miDWest Side Third Avenue SW. Commercial Historic DistrictDistrict0.4 miBBethel African Methodist Episcopal ChurchBuilding0.4 mi
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DCedar Rapids 2nd Avenue SE. Automobile Row Historic DistrictDistrict0.4 miDMay's Island Historic DistrictBeaux Arts0.4 miBConsistory Building No. 2Classical Revival0.4 miBGeorge B. Douglas HouseGeorgian Revival0.5 mi

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Questions about Paramount Theater Building

Is Paramount Theater Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Aug 26, 1976 (Register number 76000778).

Is Paramount Theater Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Iowa has 22 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Amana Villages, 21.3 miles away.

Can you visit Paramount Theater Building?

It has its own website, the place to check whether and when it is open to visitors.

Where can I read the history of Paramount Theater Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 19 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 75339442 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.