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Coordinates: 35°15′3″N 91°44′16″W / 35.25083°N 91.73778°W / 35.25083; -91.73778
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| image = Rialto Theater, Searcy, AR.JPG
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| location = Jct. of Race and Spring Sts., [[Searcy, Arkansas]]
| location = Jct. of Race and Spring Sts., [[Searcy, Arkansas]]
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| built = {{Start date|1940}}
| built = {{Start date|1940}}
| architect = Lightle, W.H.
| architect = Lightle, W.H.
| architecture = [[Art Deco]]
| architecture = [[Art Deco]]
| added = September 13, 1991
| added = September 13, 1991
| area = less than one acre
| area = less than one acre
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| governing_body = Private
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The '''Rialto Theater''' is a historic movie theater at Race and Spring Streets in central [[Searcy, Arkansas]]. Built in the 1920s and renovated in 1940, it is one of the few buildings in all of [[White County, Arkansas|White County]] to exhibit [[Art Deco]] styling (a result of the 1940 alterations), and the only theater with that styling. Its neon marquee is also the most elaborate known in the county.<ref name=NRHP>{{cite web|url=http://www.arkansaspreservation.com/National-Register-Listings/PDF/WH2018.nr.pdf|title=NRHP nomination for Rialto Theater|publisher=Arkansas Preservation|accessdate=2016-01-18}}</ref>
The '''Rialto Theater''' is a historic movie theater at Race and Spring Streets in central [[Searcy, Arkansas]]. Built in the 1920s and renovated in 1940, it is one of the few buildings in all of [[White County, Arkansas|White County]] to exhibit [[Art Deco]] styling (a result of the 1940 alterations), and the only theater with that styling. Its neon marquee is also the most elaborate known in the county.<ref name=NRHP>{{cite web|url=http://www.arkansaspreservation.com/National-Register-Listings/PDF/WH2018.nr.pdf|title=NRHP nomination for Rialto Theater|publisher=Arkansas Preservation|accessdate=2016-01-18}}</ref>

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Rialto Theater
Rialto Theater (Searcy, Arkansas) is located in Arkansas
Rialto Theater (Searcy, Arkansas)
Rialto Theater (Searcy, Arkansas) is located in the United States
Rialto Theater (Searcy, Arkansas)
LocationJct. of Race and Spring Sts., Searcy, Arkansas
Coordinates35°15′3″N 91°44′16″W / 35.25083°N 91.73778°W / 35.25083; -91.73778
Arealess than one acre
Built1940 (1940)
ArchitectLightle, W.H.
Architectural styleArt Deco
MPSWhite County MPS
NRHP reference No.91001231[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 13, 1991

The Rialto Theater is a historic movie theater at Race and Spring Streets in central Searcy, Arkansas. Built in the 1920s and renovated in 1940, it is one of the few buildings in all of White County to exhibit Art Deco styling (a result of the 1940 alterations), and the only theater with that styling. Its neon marquee is also the most elaborate known in the county.[2]

The theater was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Rialto Theater" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-01-18.