Location Information
(for the Alamo Theatre)
Name:Alamo Theatre
Address:335 Farish Street, North
City/County:Jackson, Hinds County
Architectural Information
Construction Date:1949
Architectural Styles(s):Art Deco
No. of Stories:2
Remodeling Date:1952
Registration Information
NR District Name:Farish Street Neighborhood (1980)
    NR Status:Non-Contributing
    Element No.:84
Mississippi Landmark Information
Designated:01-19-1994
Recorded:03-25-1994
Book/Vol. No.:V. 4270, p. 631
Local Designation Information
Local District Name:Farish Street Historic District
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Context/Comments
Designed by architectural firm of Jones & Haas, of Jackson, and completed in 1949, this building was built as the third location of Alamo Theater, a combination cinema and performing arts venue that served the black community of Jackson.

It is included within the Farish Street Neighborhood Historic District, which was placed on the National Register on 13 March 1980. The Alamo Theater was designated a Mississippi Landmark on 19 January 1994 at the request of the owners.

This building is included in "Buildings of Mississippi" (2020) (p. 251, JM34).