Capitol Hill in Southeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Carolina Theatre

1913-1952

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 4, 2019

1. Carolina Theatre Marker

Inscription. Carolina Theatre
was located at the southwest corner of Eleventh Street & North Carolina Avenue
Razed early 1970s

Drawing of entrance on North Carolina Avenue based on plans at the National Archives
B.F. Meyers (1865-1940), Architect

Redesigned 1923
Drawing of entrance on Eleventh Street based on a Wymer Photograph at the City Museum
William S. Plager (1860-1946), Architect

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1923.

Location. 38° 53.374′ N, 76° 59.488′ W. Marker is in Southeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Capitol Hill. It is at the intersection of 11th Street Southeast and East Capitol Street Southeast, on the right when traveling north on 11th Street Southeast. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1023 East Capitol Street Southeast, Washington DC 20003, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast,

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in the Upper South,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in the Tidewater,

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Freedmen’s Memorial Monument to Abraham Lincoln (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mary McLeod Bethune (about 700 feet away); Lola Beaver Memorial Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Furies House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Home Theatre 1916-1951 (approx. ¼ mile away); John W. Harrod (approx. 0.3 miles away); Eastern Market (approx. 0.3 miles away); Meet You At the Market (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Southeast Washington.

Photographed by Ray Gurganus, July 19, 2021

2. Carolina Theatre Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 4, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 352 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 4, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on July 19, 2021, by Ray Gurganus of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.