Majestic Theatre
Movie theater in San Antonio, Texas. Built 1929 by John Eberson. Added to the National Register in 1975, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Majestic Theatre is San Antonio's oldest and largest atmospheric theatre. The theatre seats 2,264 people and was designed by architect John Eberson, for Karl Hoblitzelle's Interstate Theatres in 1929.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 230 E. Houston St., San Antonio, TX |
| County | Bexar County |
| Listed | Oct 1, 1975 |
| Reference number | 75001952 |
| Built | 1929 |
| Architect | John Eberson |
| Type of place | movie theater, theatre building |
| Style | skyscraper |
| Designations | Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 230 E. Houston St., San Antonio, TX |
| Website | majesticempire.com ↗ |
| Coordinates | 29.42628, -98.49040 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | San Antonio Missions National Historical Park · 9 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Cranes Mill Park 34 mi · North Park 35 mi · Potters Creek Park 36 mi |
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Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 75001952. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.