Martinez & Johnson Architecture, Marshall Moya Design
Structural engineer
Lundy & Franke Engineering
Services engineer
Metropolitan Engineering
Civil engineer
Wiles Mensch Engineering
Main contractor
Whiting-Turner
Awards and prizes
DC Award for Excellence in Historic Resources (2012)
Howard Theatre
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Architectural style
Beaux-Arts
Part of
Greater U Street Historic District[2]
NRHP reference No.
74002162[1]
Added to NRHP
February 15, 1974
The Howard Theatre is a historic theater, located at 620 T Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C. Opened in 1910, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[3]
In its heyday, the theater was known for catering to an African-American clientele, and had played host to many of the great Black musical artists of the early and mid-twentieth century. The Howard Theatre was billed as the "Theater of the People", and supported two theatrical organizations, the Lafayette Players and the Howard University Players.[4] In September 2010 extensive renovations were started to restore the theater to its former glory.[5] The theater reopened on April 9, 2012 to headline acts including Wanda Sykes, Blue Öyster Cult, and Chaka Khan, all of whom appeared in the first month after its reopening.[6]
^"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^Trieschmann, Laura V.; Sellin, Anne; Callcott, Stephen (November 1998), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Greater U Street Historic District(PDF), retrieved March 31, 2015.
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Ganschinietz, Suzanne (30 August 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form / Howard Theater" (pdf). National Park Service. "Accompanying photo" (pdf). National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-03-23.
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"Howard Theatre". African American Heritage Trail Database. Cultural Tourism DC. Archived from the original on 2006-10-18.
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"Howard Theatre Renovation Begins with Groundbreaking". borderstan.com. 3 September 2010.
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Dobson, Amy Rose (28 February 2012). "Howard Theatre Re-Opens This April With Many Famous Performers Scheduled To Appear". Curbed DC.
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