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Paramount Theatre
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National Register of Historic Places

Paramount Theatre

Also known as Paramount Arts Centre

On the National Register since 198046 years
Listed 1980Aurora
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About Paramount Theatre

Paramount Theatre, at 23 E. Galena Blvd., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 18, 1980. It was among the first 7 of Aurora’s 29 listings, with one other the same day. The Register lists it for its recreation and architecture, at the national level. 14 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isTheater and movie theater in Aurora, Illinois, 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 · 33 MB · National Archives↗
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23 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Paramount TheatreStart here
  2. 2Keystone BuildingPrairie School · next door
  3. 3Graham BuildingPrairie School · next door
  4. 4Stolp Island Historic DistrictItalianate · next door
  5. 5Hotel AuroraBuilt 1917 · next door
Around it

17 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BGAR Memorial BuildingGothic Revival<0.1 miBAurora Elks Lodge No. 705Prairie School0.1 miDAurora Broadway Historic District (Additional Documentation)District0.1 miBStolp Woolen Mill StoreBuilding0.1 miDLaSalle Street Auto Row Historic DistrictLate Victorian0.2 miBOld Second National BankPrairie School0.2 miBFox River HouseBuilt 18570.2 miBHotel ArthurRenaissance · Built 19050.2 miBInternational Harvester Showroom and WarehouseBuilt 19010.2 miBHobbs BuildingBuilt 18950.2 miBMasonic TempleNeo-Classical Revival0.3 miBSt. Charles HospitalArt Deco0.4 miBHealy ChapelPrairie School0.4 miBChicago, Burlington, & Quincy Roundhouse and Locomotive ShopRoundhouse0.4 miBMary A. Todd SchoolBuilding0.4 miBCol. Ira C. Copley MansionNeo-Classical Revival0.5 miBWilliam A. Tanner HouseItalianate · Built 18570.5 mi

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Questions about Paramount Theatre

Is Paramount Theatre on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 18, 1980 (Register number 80001371).

Is Paramount Theatre a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Illinois has 86 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Sam and Ruth Van Sickle Ford House, 2.3 miles away.

Can you visit Paramount Theatre?

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 Theatre?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 33 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 28893194 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.