Rialto Theater (Monticello, New York) Explained

Rialto Theatre
Location:Broadway, Monticello, New York
Coordinates:41.6556°N -74.6881°W
Built:1921
Architect:Motel, Emil
Architecture:Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Added:February 2, 2001
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:01000043

Rialto Theatre, also known as the Miller and Washington Block, is a historic commercial block and theatre located at Monticello in Sullivan County, New York. It was built in 1921 and the theatre was developed as part of a commercial block which incorporated three storefronts and a restaurant occupying the entire second floor. The block is two stories tall and a broad six bays wide, constructed of brick. The theatre auditorium extended 136 feet to the rear and constructed of parged concrete. The former lobby is occupied by a storefront.[1] The auditorium was demolished in 2003.[2] The theater's marquee was removed during renovations in 2012, supposedly because it was deteriorated, when "workers pulled it apart in pieces and junked it," according to a published account.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Rialto Theatre. August 2000. 2010-06-26 . Kathleen LaFrank. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. See also: Web site: Accompanying nine photos.
  2. Web site: Cinema Treasures: Rialto Theater. 2010-06-26 .
  3. Web site: Renovations start on Monticello's Rialto building . 2013-07-20 . Victor Whitman . Times Herald-Record, 2010-10-03 .