Bethesda Theatre

This information was submitted on NPS Form 10-900 (Oct. 1990), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. Copies of the original submission are available on request.

1. Name of Property

Historic Name:	Bethesda Theatre
Other Names/Site Number:	original name: Boro Theatre

2. Location

Street & Number:	7719 Wisconsin Avenue
City or Town:	Bethesda
State:	Maryland
Code:	MD
County:	Montgomery
Code:	031
Zip Code:	20814

3. State/Federal Agency Certification

This section will be completed by the Governor's Consulting Committee of the Maryland Historical Trust.

4. National Park Service Certification

This section will be completed by the National Park Service.

5. Classification

Ownership of Property:	Private
Category of Property:	Building(s)
Name of Related Multiple Property Listing:	N/A
Number of Resources within Property:	1 Contributing Building
Number of Contributing Resources Previously Listed in the National Register:	0

6. Function or Use

Historic Functions:	Recreation and Culture: Theatre
Current Functions:	Recreation and Culture: Theatre

7. Description

Architectural Classification:		Art Deco
Materials:
	Foundation:
	Walls:	Brick
	Roof:	Asphalt
	Other:	Metal: Aluminum Neon
Narrative Description:		See Attached

8. Statement of Significance

Applicable National Register Criteria:	A. Property is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history. B. Property is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. C. Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack individual distinction.
Criteria Considerations:	N/A
Areas of Significance:	Architecture Entertainment/Recreation Social History
Period of Significance:	1938
Significant Dates:	1938
Significant Person:	Eberson, John Lust, Sidney
Cultural Affiliation:	N/A
Architect/Builder:	Eberson, John, architect Woodmont Development Company, builder
Narrative Statement of Significance:	See Attached

9. Major Bibliographic References

See Attached

10. Geographical Data

Acerage of Property:	0.4 acre
UTM References:	(Not required, per Mr. Kurtze, 4/3/98)

11. Form Prepared By

Name/Title:	Linda B. Lyons Chair, Preservation Committee
Organization:	Art Deco Society of Washington
Date:	19 August 1998
Street & Number:	3922 Oliver Street
Telephone:	301-654-3924
City or Town:	Chevy Chase
State:	MD
Zip Code:	20815

Additional Documentation

USGS Map:	ADC County Street Map (per Mr. Kurtze, 4/3/98)
Sketch Map:	Not Required (4/3/98)
Photographs:	See Attached

Property Owner

Name:	Beta Corporation
Street & Number:	36 South Charles Street
Telephone:	410-242-3008
City or Town:	Baltimore
State:	MD
Zip Code:	21201

Anyone interested in this matter, especially Montgomery County residents, should contact Linda Lyons, co-chair of ADSW's preservation committee, about supporting ADSW's position and helping with the work of the committee.

Created October 31, 1998; Modified November 5, 1998