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Sunset Theater
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National Register of Historic Places

Sunset Theater

On the National Register since 201115 years
Mission/Spanish Colonial RevivalListed 2011Asheboro
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Sunset Theater

Sunset Theater, at 232, 234, 236 Sunset Ave, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Apr 20, 2011. It was among the first 3 of Asheboro’s 6 listings. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival, as it does for 22 other North Carolina listings. Four more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isMovie theater in Asheboro, North Carolina. 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 · 61 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

232, 234, 236 Sunset Ave, Asheboro · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Sunset TheaterStart here
  2. 2Asheboro Downtown Historic DistrictDistrict · next door
  3. 3Acme-McCrary Hosiery MillsBuilding · next door
  4. 4Randolph County CourthouseNeo-Classical Revival · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Asheboro Hosiery Mills and Cranford Furniture Company ComplexHeavy Timber Mill Construction · Built 1940 · 0.3 mi on
Around it

1 more Register listing within 2 miles

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

BCentral SchoolScholastic Functionalism · Built 19260.8 mi

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Questions about Sunset Theater

Is Sunset Theater on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Apr 20, 2011 (Register number 11000210).

Is Sunset Theater a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; North Carolina has 36 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Sunset 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 Sunset Theater?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 61 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 47721882 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.