Robey Theatre

Robey Theatre

The theater in 2010
Location 318 Main St., Spencer, West Virginia
Coordinates 38°48′8.3″N 81°21′4.8″W / 38.802306°N 81.351333°W / 38.802306; -81.351333Coordinates: 38°48′8.3″N 81°21′4.8″W / 38.802306°N 81.351333°W / 38.802306; -81.351333
Area 0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built 1911
Architect Carmichael & Millspaugh
Architectural style Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Classical Revival, Italian Renaissance
NRHP Reference #

89000182

[1]
Added to NRHP March 29, 1989

Robey Theatre is a historic theater located at Spencer, Roane County, West Virginia. It was built in 1911 and extensively remodeled in 1926. It is a three story, five bay wide Neoclassical / Italian Renaissance style building. The front facade features a large central entrance bay, with a ticket booth flanked on both sides by two sets of double doors. Above the entrance is a marquee anchored to the second floor by chains and distinctive neon sign above. It is one of the oldest continuously operating movie theaters in the United States.[2]

The Robey Theatre is currently owned by Aaron and Melissa Richardson.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 29, 1989.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Thomas Swift Landon (November 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Robey Theatre" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-07-09.


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