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{{Infobox NRHP
| name         = Will Rogers Theatre and Commercial Block
| nrhp_type    =
| image        = Will Rogers Theatre and Commercial Block 2012-10-31 12-28-18.jpg
| caption      =
| location     = 705-715 Monroe Ave., [[Charleston, Illinois]]
| coordinates  = {{coord|39|29|43|N|88|10|28|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin     = Illinois#USA
| built        = {{Start date|1935}}
| architecture = Art Deco
| added        = January 12, 1984
| area         = {{convert|0.4|acre}}
| refnum       = 84001066<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>
}}
The '''Will Rogers Theatre and Commercial Block''' is a historic [[theatre]] and commercial building located at 705-715 Monroe Avenue in [[Charleston, Illinois|Charleston]], [[Illinois]]. The theatre, named for entertainer [[Will Rogers]], was built in 1935 and opened in 1938. The [[Art Deco]] building was the first Art Deco structure in Charleston and is the only existing Art Deco commercial building in [[Coles County, Illinois|Coles County]] and the six counties it borders. The front facade of the building is decorated with colored [[terra cotta]] tiles which form yellow, red, and black stripes. The theatre has a tall tower over its entrance which supports the top of its [[neon sign|neon]] [[marquee (sign)|marquee]]. The interior decorations, which also have an Art Deco influence, include recessed lighting and flowered and geometric patterns painted on the ceiling by hand.<ref>{{cite web|last=Stoffel|first=Bruce R.|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Will Rogers Theatre and Commercial Block|url=http://gis.hpa.state.il.us/pdfs/201501.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140319085857/http://gis.hpa.state.il.us/pdfs/201501.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 19, 2014|publisher=[[National Park Service]]|access-date=March 18, 2014|date=April 13, 1983}}</ref>
The building was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on January 12, 1984.<ref name="nris"/>
==References==
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{{National Register of Historic Places}}
[[Category:Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois]]
[[Category:Theatres on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois]]
[[Category:Art Deco architecture in Illinois]]
[[Category:Theatres completed in 1935]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Coles County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Commercial buildings in Illinois]]
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