Service Men’s Club and Fort Theatre - 8920 Otis Avenue

Fort Benjamin Harrison

Service Men’s Club and Fort Theatre - 8920 Otis Avenue

Indianapolis, Indiana 46216, United States

Created By: Historic Urban Neighborhoods of Indianapolis

Information

Year Built: 1929

Architecture Style: Colonial Revival

Key Features:

  • Symmetrical Facade
  • Fully Arched Windows
  • Small Paned in Windows

The theater was built in 1929. It showed movies and hosted band performances for soldiers and their families during its heyday.

The fort and its theater were decommissioned in 1996. Until the end of 2014, the 38th Infantry Band of the Indiana National Guard used the building as a practice space. Theatre At the Fort is now home to Arts For Lawrence, as of 2015.

To learn more about the theatre, visit here: https://www.artsforlawrence.com/about-the-theater/

This point of interest is part of the tour: Fort Benjamin Harrison


 

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