Built 1876, 1919, 1930s Opened 1876 Architectural style Neoclassical architecture | NRHP Reference # 86000041 Area 809.4 m² Added to NRHP 6 January 1986 | |
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Similar Edificio Oliver, Arecibo Light, Aguadilla Ice Skating Arena, Paseo Tablado La Guancha, Las Cascadas Water Park | ||
The Corregimiento Plaza Theater in Arecibo, Puerto Rico was built in 1876 as a three-story brick Classical Revival theater building known as the Oliver Theater. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
It was built with a mechanism that could raise 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.