National Register Listing

State Theatre

a.k.a. State Theater

1489 Myers St., Oroville, CA
Local significance of the building:
Community Planning And Development; Entertainment/recreation; Architecture

Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
About National Register Listings

The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.

California was the site of the nation's first successful oil well in 1892. The well was drilled in the city of Los Angeles and produced about 25 barrels of oil a day. Today, California remains a major oil-producing state.