211 N. Third St., Burlington, Iowa. County/parish: Des Moines.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 22, 1996. NRIS 96001373.
1 contributing building.
The Capitol Theater was a 700-seat theater in Burlington, Iowa. Opened in 1937, with the first showing being Mark Twain's classic The Prince and the Pauper. The theater was both a movie theater and an auditorium used for performances (though the stage was only used for approximately an hour during its Grand Opening, and was never used again). The theater closed in March 1977, the final showing was the Stephen King horror classic Carrie.
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