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Catlow Theater
Catlow Theatre The Catlow Theater is a historic single-screen movie the-
ater located in the heart of downtown Barrington, Illi-
U.S. National Register of Historic Places nois. Wright Catlow opened the theater in May 1927.
Betts & Holcomb served as the architects and the interi-
ors were designed by Prairie School sculptor and design-
er Alfonso Iannelli. The theater was primarily designed
in the Tudor Revival style ornamented to portray a me-
dieval English hall. In large part due to Iannelli’s involve-
ment, the Catlow is listed on the National Register of His-
toric Places.
Iannelli’s Catlow design includes the stenciling on the
Catlow’s ceiling, walls and beams along with the sculpted
gargoyle-like heads that border each ceiling truss and
the "Fountain Idyll" sculpture in the inner lobby. Other
highlights include three coat-of-arms wall murals, iron
Location: Barrington, Illinois wall sconces, the detailed woodwork on both of the organ
Coordinates: 42°9′15.82″N 88°8′11.51″W / 42.1543944°N lofts and the original hand painted stage curtain.
88.1365306°W / 42.1543944;
-88.1365306Coordinates: 42°9′15.82″N
88°8′11.51″W / 42.1543944°N 88.1365306°W /References
42.1543944; -88.1365306 [1] "National Register Information System". National
Architect: Betts & Holcomb; Iannelli,Alfonso Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/
Architectural style: Tudor Revival
docs/All_Data.html.
Governing body: Private
NRHP Reference#: 89001112 [1] External links
Added to NRHP: August 21, 1989 • Official Catlow Theater website
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Catlow_Theater&oldid=420901803"
Categories:
• Historic preservation
• Cinemas and movie theaters in Illinois
• National Register of Historic Places in Lake County, Illinois
• Barrington, Illinois
• Buildings and structures in Lake County, Illinois
• Theatre (structure) stubs
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