Odeon Theater (Tucumcari, New Mexico)

United States historic place

Location123 South Second St., Tucumcari, New Mexico

Coordinates35°10′48″N 103°43′37″W / 35.18000°N 103.72694°W / 35.18000; -103.72694

Arealess than one acre

Built1936


Odeon Theater
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


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Location	123 South Second St., Tucumcari, New Mexico
Coordinates	35°10′48″N 103°43′37″W / 35.18000°N 103.72694°W / 35.18000; -103.72694
Area	less than one acre
Built	1936
Architectural style	Art Deco
MPS	Movie Theaters in New Mexico MPS
NRHP reference No.	06001254^[1]
Added to NRHP	January 17, 2007

The Odeon Theater in Tucumcari, New Mexico is a distinctive Art Deco landmark. It is located on South 2nd Street a few blocks from the town's railroad depot.^[2] The theater was built in 1936, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 17, 2007.^[3]

It is a two-story building with stucco-faced clay tile walls on a concrete foundation. It has a flat roof with a stepped parapet, with a fluted vertical column rising above. Its Art Deco elements include its use of glass blocks, of decorative geometrical molding, and of Art Deco style lettering of its neon sign.^[2]

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US 54
NM 209

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↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
1 2 David Kammer (June 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Odeon Theater". National Park Service. Retrieved June 3, 2017. With two photos.
↑ "National Register of Historic Places - Registration Form". Retrieved May 21, 2024.

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