Robey Theatre | |
.jpg) The theater in 2010 | |
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| Location | 318 Main St., Spencer, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°48′8.3″N 81°21′4.8″W / 38.802306°N 81.351333°W |
| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | 1907 |
| Architect | Carmichael & Millspaugh |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Classical Revival, Italian Renaissance |
| NRHP reference No. | 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 1907 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 the oldest continuously operating movie theater 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]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ 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 July 9, 2011.