Army Theatre

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Army Theatre
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark District Contributing Property
Trailside Museum of Natural History
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Location	Crawford, Nebraska
Coordinates	42°39′59″N 103°27′58″W / 42.66639°N 103.46611°W / 42.66639; -103.46611Coordinates: 42°39′59″N 103°27′58″W / 42.66639°N 103.46611°W / 42.66639; -103.46611
Built	1904
Architect	Army Corps of Engineers
Architectural style	Other
Part of	Fort Robinson and Red Cloud Agency (#66000442)
MPS	Opera House Buildings in Nebraska 1867-1917 MPS
NRHP Reference #	88000930
Added to NRHP	July 7, 1988^[1]
Designated NHLDCP	October 15, 1966

Army Theatre, also known as Trailside Museum, is a former theater, now a museum, at the former Fort Robinson in Crawford, Nebraska. It served as the army post's theater and gymnasium.^[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988,^[1] and is also part of the Fort Robinson and Red Cloud Agency historic district.^[3]

The theater hosted many types of entertainment, including boxing matches, dances, and moving pictures. The theater was exclusively used as a gym by 1917 as automobiles and movie houses became more prevalent, allowing soldiers to seek entertainment elsewhere.^[2]

The building was acquired by University of Nebraska in 1955 and opened as the Trailside Museum at Fort Robinson in 1961.^[4]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
1 2 D. Layne Ehlers (August 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Army Theatre" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved January 15, 2016. Accompanying two photos.
↑ Steven Lissandrello and Sarah J. Pearce (July 20, 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Fort Robinson and Red Cloud Agency" (pdf). National Park Serviceaccessdate = January 15, 2016. {{NHLS url|id=66000442|title=Accompanying 63 photos from 1975 and 1983, and 2 historic photos of [[Red Cloud|photos=y}}]]
↑ "History". Trailside Museum of Natural History at Fort Robinson State Park. University of Nebraska State Museum. Retrieved January 15, 2016.

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