Shelburne Playhouse is a historic theatre located at Ferndale in Sullivan County, New York. It was built in 1922 as part of a small resort known as the Shelburne Hotel and used as the hotel social hall. It is a long, rectangular wood-frame building, 95 feet long and 35 feet wide. It consists of two components: a large five-by-four-bay structure that houses the main seating area / dance hall and a slightly lower three-by-one-bay entrance pavilion. The building is coated in stucco with applied wooden battens and a surmounted by a gable roof in the Tudor Revival style.[2]
Shelburne Playhouse | |
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| Location | Upper Ferndale Rd., Ferndale, New York |
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| Coordinates | 41°46′38″N 74°44′25″W / 41.77722°N 74.74028°W |
| Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
| Built | 1922 |
| NRHP reference No. | 04000284[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 15, 2004 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1] With Maurice Gerry, Allan Bérubé (1946–2007) coordinated its restoration and initiated its being placed on the New York State and national register.
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Kathleen LaFrank (October 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Shelburne Playhouse". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-06-26. See also: "Accompanying eight photos".
External links
edit- "Cornell preservation students and alumni revive historic Catskill theater," By Linda Myers, Cornell University
- National Register Celebrates Preservation Week -- Liberty, New York, May 2005