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Paramount Theater
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National Register of Historic Places

Paramount Theater

On the National Register since 198244 years
Spanish Colonial RevivalListed 1982Abilene
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About Paramount Theater

Paramount Theater, at 352 Cypress St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Dec 27, 1982. It was among the first 3 of Abilene’s 59 listings. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Spanish Colonial Revival, as it does for 60 other Texas listings. Three more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isTheater and movie theater in Abilene, Texas, 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 · 41 MB · National Archives↗
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352 Cypress St., Abilene · about 0.6 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Paramount TheaterStart here
  2. 2Federal BuildingArt Deco · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Abilene Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase)Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Wooten, Horace O., Grocery Company WarehouseLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5Universal Manufacturing Company BuildingArt Deco · 0.2 mi on
Around it

19 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BFirst Presbyterian ChurchLate Gothic Revival0.2 miBHorace O. Wooten HousePrairie School0.3 miBWilliam A. Minter HouseTudor Revival0.3 miBAlexander-Campbell HousePrairie School0.3 miB1915 Taylor County CourthouseClassical Revival0.4 miBAbilene and Northern Railway Company DepotMission Revival0.4 miBWilliam and Mary Ackers HousePrairie School0.4 miBWilliam and Evla Stith HouseTudor Revival0.4 miDParramore Historic DistrictPrairie School0.4 miBAbilene Fire Station No. 2Late 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals0.5 miBAbilene High SchoolLate Gothic Revival0.5 miBMcDonald HallClassical Revival0.5 miBEugene L. Finley HouseQueen Anne0.5 miBJ. D. Magee HouseClassical Revival0.5 miBDavid S. Castle HouseBungalow0.5 miBJhules Reading HouseVernacular: 2-Room Plan0.5 miBA. T. Jones HouseBungalow0.5 miBZabloudil-Hendrick HousePrairie School0.5 mi
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BU.S. Weather Bureau BuildingClassical Revival0.5 mi
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Spanish Colonial Revival style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Spanish Colonial Revival.

Sacred Heart Catholic Church0.9 mi away
William and Shirley Swenson House1.3 mi away
J. G. Higginbotham House1.5 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 Dec 27, 1982 (Register number 82001739).

Is Paramount Theater a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Texas has 42 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Paramount 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 Paramount Theater?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 41 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 40973570 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.