Architectural Form

 

 

STATE: 

Utah

 

COUNTY: 

Box Elder

 

TOWN OR VICINITY: 

Brigham City

 

HISTORIC NAME OF STRUCTURE: 

Roxy Theatre

 

COMPLETE ADDRESS: 

106 South State Street

 

DATE OF CONSTRUCTION: 

1904 (from title abstract) (See also Section on alterations, additions)

 

SIGNIFICANCE (ARCHITECTURAL AND HISTORICAL, INCLUDE ORIGINAL USE OF STRUCTURE):

Front facade is the best example of Art Deco style in Brigham City. Prior to 1931, structure was the Fishburn dry goods store. Southern half of site was originally an important assembly hall, parts of which may still remain in the theatre building.

 

STYLE (IF APPROPRIATE):

Art Deco Front Facade

 

MATERIAL OF CONSTRUCTION (INCLUDE STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS)

Masonry

 

SHAPE AND DIMENSIONS OF STRUCTURE (SKETCHED FLOOR PLANS ON SEPARATE PAGES ARE ACCEPTABLE):

Front is a rectangle 150 feet deep (east-west), excluding marquee overhang and 50 feet wide (north-south).

 

EXTERIOR FEATURES OF NOTE:

Strong vertical features in upper front facade include lighting fixtures and three vertical rows of small windows. Lower facade is ceramic tile (yellow with green and blue trim); upper facade is painted light green. Most remarkable feature is "Roxy" marquee.

 

INTERIOR FEATURES OF NOTE (DESCRIBE FLOOR PLANS, IF NOT SKETCHED)

Front doors enter into small lobby devoid of decoration. Doors of lobby lead to cellar, closets, restrooms, and projection room above. Auditorium is about 100 feet deep and 50 feet wide, with shallow stage at west end. Stage is flanked by doors on either side exiting to parking lot. No celler is present

 

MAJOR ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS WITH DATES

See Attached Sheets

[Alterations] [Sketch]

 

PRESENT CONDITION AND USE

Exterior is in fair condition but interior is deteriorated (many seats broken and missing, screen torn and unusable, carpet and flooring badly worn.)

 

OTHER INFORMATION AS APPROPRIATE

Theatre has been closed for at least 1 year. Structure will be demolished in about December 1980.

 

SOURCES OF INFORMATION (INCLUDE LISTING ON NATIONAL REGISTER, STATE REGISTERS, ETC.)

Research notes made by Sarah Yates, reporter with the Box Elder News, 1976 article on city's theatres; Sanborn maps (University of Utah archives); personal visits to structure by compiler; interview with J. Lloyd Webb, last operator of the theatre; interview with Rick Huchel, Brigham City Museum curator.

 

COMPILER, AFFILIATION:

A. Paul Glauser

APA Planning & Research

333 Trolley Square

Salt Lake City, Utah 84102

 

DATE:

November 6, 1980