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Palace Theater
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National Register of Historic Places

Palace Theater

On the National Register since 197947 years
Spanish ChurrigueresqueListed 1979Canton
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About Palace Theater

Palace Theater, at 605 Market Ave., N., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Apr 26, 1979. It was among the first 7 of Canton’s 41 listings, with one other the same day. The Register lists it for its recreation, architecture and social history, at the state level. Ten more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isMovie theater in Canton, Ohio, 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 · 34 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

605 Market Ave., N., Canton · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Palace TheaterStart here
  2. 2Upper Downtown Canton Historic District (Additional Documentation)Late Victorian · next door
  3. 3St. Edward HotelItalianate · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Dewalt BuildingBuilding · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Stark County Courthouse and AnnexSecond Empire · Built 1870 · next door
Around it

22 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BSt. Peter ChurchGothic Revival · Built 18750.1 miBOnesto HotelGeorgian Revival0.2 miBHotel CourtlandTilden, Guy0.2 miBMellett-Canton Daily News BuildingBuilding0.2 miBSt. John's Catholic ChurchGothic · Built 18710.2 miBOld McKinley High SchoolNeo-Classical0.2 miBCity National Bank BuildingRomanesque · Built 18950.3 miBBender's Restaurant-Belmont BuffetTilden, Guy0.3 miBFirst Ladies National Historic SiteBuilt 20000.3 miBFirst Methodist Episcopal ChurchHigh Victorian Gothic0.3 miBLandmark TavernBuilding0.3 miBTrinity Lutheran ChurchTilden, Guy · Built 18860.3 miBSaxton HouseSecond Empire0.4 miBCanton Public LibraryTilden, Guy0.4 miBTimken Vocational High SchoolBuilding0.4 miBFrances Apartment BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.5 miBSchuffenecker, August BuildingLate Renaissance Revival0.5 miBEagles' TempleSpanish Colonial Revival0.5 mi
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BHarry E. Fife HouseTilden, Guy0.5 miBBarber-Whitticar HouseColonial Revival0.5 miBMcKinley Park ApartmentsBuilding0.5 miBFirst Reformed and First Lutheran ChurchesGothic Revival0.5 mi

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Questions about Palace Theater

Is Palace Theater on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Apr 26, 1979 (Register number 79001949).

Is Palace Theater a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Ohio has 73 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is William McKinley Tomb, 1 mile away.

Can you visit Palace Theater?

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

Where can I read the history of Palace Theater?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 34 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 71991434 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.