Orpheum Theatre
- Architect
- Lescher & Mahoney
- Year
- 1929
- Style
- Spanish Colonial Revival
The Orpheum Theatre, in downtown Phoenix, opened in 1929 to a Mediterranean Revival design by the firm Lescher & Mahoney. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is known for its ornate facade and retellable history as a historic theater.
the building
Ornate theater facade. The theater's Mediterranean Revival facade is highly ornate and remains prominently visible from the sidewalk in downtown Phoenix.
the style
The Orpheum was built in the Mediterranean Revival style, giving the theater its ornate, decorative street presence.
More on Spanish Colonial Revivalthe architect
Lescher & Mahoney was a prominent regional architecture firm; the Orpheum Theatre, completed in 1929, is among its notable works.
significance
The Orpheum Theatre is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
nearby
- Orpheum Lofts
- Maricopa County Courthouse
- Hotel San Carlos
- Heard Building
- First Presbyterian Church
- Security Building