State Theatre Center for the Arts (Uniontown, Pennsylvania)

In 1921, the Penn Amusement Company commissioned prominent architect Thomas Lamb to design a “picture palace” to be constructed in Uniontown, PA.

In 1988 the Greater Uniontown Heritage Consortium purchased the theatre and began presenting a series of nationally touring professional productions ranging from Broadway musicals to Big Bands, symphonies, dance and dramatic performances.

The theatre also hosts professionally promoted concerts, local dance recitals, high school musicals, and civic events.

The construction involved art designers from the Ingstrip-Burke Company of Chicago, led by Michael Tomlin, who decorated the interior in Adam Style.

This theme was intended to create a “refinement of line and chasteness of ornamentation.” This style was commonly used in the United States in the 19th century to pay homage to the ancient Greek and Roman architecture styles, making use of such features as columns, pilasters, triangular pieces, large stairways, elaborate ornamentation, and balconies.