Airdome Theatre
Douglas, Arizona
Description: Airdome Theatre
Other Names: Jones Insurance
Address: 555 10th Street, Douglas, Cochise County, Arizona
Type: theatre
Original Client: Mr. Leggett
Historic Inventory: On National Register, 1985, as part of Douglas Commercial Historic District
Date: ca. 1910
Condition: extant
Architect or Firm: Henry C. Trost
Associated Architect or Firm: Trost & Trost
Contractors:
Dimensions and Orientation: faces north; 74 feet 4 inches wide x and 100 feet 2 inches deep; two stories
Budget/Cost:
Foundation:
Wall Materials: red brick
Roofing Materials: flat
Other Materials Used: elaborate use of terra cotta ornamentation.
Remodeling and Additions: converted to offices
Present Owner:
Location of Drawings: None known to exist
Location of Documentary Photographs: El Paso Public Library: Ponsford 202, photograph of exterior
Bibliography:
Remarks: This structure is significant for its architectural style and its heavy use of terra cotta. Pilaster bases which gives the building a more balanced appearance than is present.
Prepared for the El Paso Public Library by Lloyd C. and June F. Engelbrecht under a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, 1990.