Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.
“The Zoe Theatre is a historic movie theater located at 209 North Madison Street in Pittsfield, Illinois.”
Wikipedia article Zoe Theatre, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 11 National Register listings published here for Pike County · listed in 2013 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The chapter on Pittsfield Township in With The Colors in Pike County, Illinois, published 1920 names Pittsfield. This is what it says, exactly as the scans read.
Pittsfield Township Unit No. 2, C. N. D., consisting of the rural sections of Pittsfield Township, was organized Oct. 5, 1918, at the home of Mrs. J. D. Hess, county chairman of the Woman's Committee, C. N. D. Said rural portion of Pittsfield Township was divided into seven districts, the boundary lines of which coincided with the boundaries of the sever ne raised by a bazar. The pledge cards were distributed, and most all were signed. All members of the unit assisted in Red Cross work, making this their main branch of endeavor. All drives asked were made, and almost all were successful in filling the quotas assigned to
Passage source: With The Colors in Pike County, Illinois, published 1920.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Pittsfield Township - 258 words on its settlement, mills, schools and churches.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Zoe Theatre between 2008 and 2014, burning about 44 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2013 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 130045 |
| 1 July 2013 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 130043 |
| 30 April 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | GROTE |
| 16 April 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | RINE |
| 31 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 140055 |
| 30 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 21 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 140054 |
| 13 March 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | FOSTER |
| 11 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 140042 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Zoe Theatre: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.W. Curtis Sand & Gravel Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pittsfield, the town this property stands in, in 46 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 27 thunderstorm wind, 17 hail, 2 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2002 | Hail | Pittsfield | $25,000 | Baseball size hail was reported in Pittsfield. Numerous vehicles were damaged. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsfield | $300 | Numerous large trees were blown over damaging homes and parked vehicles in Barry. Winds as high as 70 mph were also reported in Pittsfield knocking down numerous trees across town. Reported by local newspapers. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsfield | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked a tree onto a home in Pittsfield. The tree was about 12 inches in diameter. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsfield | - | Widespread tree damage around RV Resort about 3 miles north of Pittsfield. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsfield | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees around town. One tree fell onto a house and caused moderate damage. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsfield | - | Several large trees were blown down around town. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsfield | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees around town, as well as numerous tree limbs and power lines. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsfield | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several large tree limbs on the north side of town. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsfield | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees across Pittsfield. Also, a large tree was blown down across Illinois Route 107 just north of Interstate 72. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsfield | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees and power lines around town. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsfield | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous tree limbs and flattened some corn in the area. |
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Pittsfield | - | The tornado hit a rural area near Pittsfield and Detroit and only caused tree damage along its path. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsfield | - | Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down across town. A couple of trees landed on cars, causing extensive damage. No injuries were reported. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsfield | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed some large tree limbs and power lines. Over 1100 customers lost power. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsfield | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed trees and power lines across the south and east side of Pittsfield. Some homes and vehicles were damaged by downed trees and large limbs. |
| May 2004 | Tornado (F1) | Pittsfield | - | A tornado uprooted and mangled trees near the Sunny Hill area. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Pittsfield | - | Local law enforcement reported golfball size hail in Pittsfield. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsfield | - | The Illinois State Police reported trees and power lines down in Pittsfield. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsfield | - | The Sheriff department reported some large tree limbs and power lines down. |
| May 2000 | Hail | Pittsfield | - | Amateur radio spotters reported 1 inch hail. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Pittsfield | - | no account filed |
| March 2025 | Hail | Pittsfield | - | no account filed |
| March 2025 | Hail | Pittsfield | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsfield | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Pittsfield | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsfield | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Pittsfield | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Pittsfield | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Pittsfield | - | no account filed |
| December 2010 | Hail | Pittsfield | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Pittsfield | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Pittsfield | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Pittsfield | - | no account filed |
| November 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsfield | - | no account filed |
| November 2005 | Hail | Pittsfield | - | no account filed |
| November 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsfield | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsfield | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsfield | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsfield | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsfield | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsfield | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsfield | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsfield | - | no account filed |
| November 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsfield | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Pittsfield | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Pittsfield | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Pittsfield Historic District | 0.2 miles | 1980 |
 | John Shastid House | 0.3 miles | 2003 |
 | Pittsfield East School | 0.3 miles | 1971 |
 | Lyman Scott House | 7.7 miles | 1983 |
 | Griggsville Historic District | 8.0 miles | 1979 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 12001116 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Pike County | All 11 listed properties in this county. |
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