The Shriners built Altria Theater in 1927 as the Acca Temple Shrine. The City of Richmond bought the building in 1940 and converted it for municipal use. The theater, renamed The Mosque or Mosque Theater, became Landmark Theater in 1995. Tobacco company Altria donated $10 million for renovations in 2014, at which time the venue took its current name.
- Name: Altria Theater
- Location: 6 North Laurel Street
- Year Completed: 1927
- Architect: Marcellus E. Wright Sr., Charles M. Robinson, Charles Custer Robinson
- Style: Moorish Revival
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Altria Theater, originally built by Shriners as Acca Temple Shrine in 1927 in Moorish Revival style.
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Altria Theater, originally built by Shriners as Acca Temple Shrine in 1927 in Moorish Revival style.
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Altria Theater, originally built by Shriners as Acca Temple Shrine in 1927 in Moorish Revival style.
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Altria Theater, originally built by Shriners as Acca Temple Shrine in 1927 in Moorish Revival style.
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Altria Theater, originally built by Shriners as Acca Temple Shrine in 1927 in Moorish Revival style.
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Altria Theater, originally built by Shriners as Acca Temple Shrine in 1927 in Moorish Revival style.
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Altria Theater, originally built by Shriners as Acca Temple Shrine in 1927 in Moorish Revival style.
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Altria Theater, originally built by Shriners as Acca Temple Shrine in 1927 in Moorish Revival style.
All images copyright © Kenneth Grant / photos taken October 2019 with Canon 5D Mark iv
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