Normal Theater
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National Register of Historic Places

Normal Theater

On the Register
since Jul 25, 1997
Significant for
Architecture
Importance
Local
Type
Building
Where
209 North St., Normal, IL

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About

The Normal Theater, also known as the Normal Theatre, is a cinema located in the downtown area of Normal, Illinois of the United States of America, which is located in McLean County. The theater closed for a time in the early 1990s but reopened in 1993 after being purchased and renovated by the town of Normal. It has since been in continuous operation, showing a mix of first run and classic films. The building has been on the National Register of Historic Places since July 25, 1997.

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The original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map. Read it at the National Archives ↗

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 28893653 · Wikidata.

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