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Madison Theatre
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA
Built	1920
Architect	Frederic J. Klein
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	80001402
Added to NRHP	November 21, 1980

The Madison Theatre, in Peoria, Illinois, United States opened on October 16, 1920 as a silent picture theatre. The building was commissioned by Dee Robinson, and designed by Frederick J. Klein; it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 21, 1980. It is located directly across the street from the Pere Marquette Hotel, also on the National Register. The theatre features an Italian Renaissance exterior and classical plasterwork on the interior walls and domed lobby ceilings. The lobby's terra-cotta plasterwork frames a triple-arched window above the marquee.

Notes

1. ^ "Madison Theatre," (PDF), National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, HAARGIS Database. Retrieved 15 April 2007.
2. National Register Information System Database, National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 15 April, 2007.
3. Vivere Research (2000-10-01). "Madison Theatre". HistoricPeoria.com. Retrieved 2007-02-18. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
4. "Madison Theatre". CinemaTreasures.org. Retrieved 2007-02-18.

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