Corregimiento Plaza Theater
National Register of Historic Places

Corregimiento Plaza Theater

Arecibo, Arecibo County, Puerto Rico
Listed
January 6, 1986
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
86000041

About this property

The Corregimiento Plaza Theater in Arecibo, Puerto Rico was built in 1876 as a three-story brick Classical Revival theater building known as Teatro Oliver or the Oliver Theater. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 6, 1986. It was built with a mechanism that could raise and lower the orchestra floor so that the space could be used for different purposes. It was remodelled in 1919 after a series of earthquakes (presumably including the 1918 San Fermin earthquake) damaged it, and it was remodelled again in the 1930s. The floor moving mechanism was then removed, the stage was shortened, and balconies were replaced by a new mezzanine. In 1955 it became exclusively a movie house, with a cinemascope screen. It operated as a movie house until 1984 when it was closed.

Location

Arecibo, Arecibo County, Puerto Rico
18.47472, -66.71478

Categories

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Sources

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When was Corregimiento Plaza Theater listed on the National Register?

Corregimiento Plaza Theater was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 6, 1986.

What type of historic resource is Corregimiento Plaza Theater?

Corregimiento Plaza Theater is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Corregimiento Plaza Theater?

The period of significance for Corregimiento Plaza Theater is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1876.

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