Imogene Theatre. 6868 Caroline Street. 1913. Masonry Vernacular. In 1913, Mr. Stephen J. Harvey took out a loan for $13,000 for its construction, which was noted as superior quality. The building was designed by architect Walker Willis with strong elements of Renaissance Revival style. This auditorium was one of the first brick buildings constructed after the 1909 fire. The walls are four bricks thick and the floors are steel reinforced concrete. The downstairs originally housed the post office and a retail store.

Credits and Sources:

National Register of Historic Places: Milton, Florida.  November 8, 1987.  National Register Identification Number 87001944

Brian D. Rucker, “Blackwater and Yellow Pine: The Development of Santa Rosa County, 1821-1865. (Ph.D diss., Florida State University, 1990).

Virginia Savage McAlester.  A Field Guide to American Houses. (New York:  Alfred A. Knopf. 2013).

Gerald Foster. American Houses. (New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. 2004).

Maurie Van Buren. House Styles at a Glance. (Marietta, Georgia: Longstreet Press. 1991).