Lacey Street Theatre

Lacey Street Theatre
Location 500 Second Ave., Fairbanks, Alaska
Coordinates 64°50′39″N 147°42′56″W / 64.84417°N 147.71556°W / 64.84417; -147.71556Coordinates: 64°50′39″N 147°42′56″W / 64.84417°N 147.71556°W / 64.84417; -147.71556
Area less than one acre
Built 1939 (1939)
Architectural style Art Deco
NRHP Reference # 90000878[1]
Added to NRHP June 14, 1990

The Fairbanks Ice Museum is a museum devoted to the display of ice sculpture. It is located at 500 Second Avenue in Fairbanks, Alaska, in the former Lacey Street Theatre, an Art Deco architectural showpiece designed by noted theatre designer B. Marcus Priteca, and built in 1939 by Austin E. "Cap" Lathrop. It was one of a chain of movie theaters built by Lathrop across Alaska, and was one of only two in Fairbanks into the 1960s.[2] It closed in 1981, and was repurposed to house the museum in 1992.[3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

The museum offers a daily multimedia presentations, demonstrations of ice carving, and tours of its sculpture collection.

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Lacey Street Theatre" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
  3. ↑ "Lacey Street Theater, grand building on a budget". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. October 17, 2010. Retrieved 2015-03-04.

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